Re: fs-fat: Less function calls in fat_fill_super() after error detection

[SF Markus Elfring]

> More labels are more chances of bug (and we don't care micro optimize
> on this error path), isn't it?

I would prefer that a few jump targets can be redirected so that unnecessary
function calls (and corresponding checks) can be avoided.


> Increasing the chance of bugs and bothers developers for analyzer sounds
> like strange.

There are different opinions around source code clarity.


> (And we are initializing those for avoiding to be bothered by choosing
> correct label.

Pointer initialisation is convenient and safe in some use cases, isn't it?


> If we really care micro optimize, initialization of those should not
> be required and should not be touched on other paths, and gcc can warn
> its usage.)

I imagine that a software optimiser can eventually perform better job
if unneeded statements could be omitted, couldn't it?

Regards,
Markus
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