Re: [PATCH 41/46] Staging: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in error handling invmbus_bus_init()

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 01:29:49PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > err3:
> > 	free_irq(irq, hv_acpi_dev);
> > err2:
> > 	bus_unregister(&hv_bus);
> > err1:
> > 	hv_cleanup();
> 
> Also here is an oldbie trick.  You could use multiples of ten like
> err30, err20, and err10.  That way if you can add more error handling
> in the middle without changing the numbering.  I knew my GW-BASIC
> experience would come in handy one day.  :)
> 
> The better way to label things is based on what happens when you get
> there: err_irq, err_unregister, err_cleanup.

Yes, that's the best way to do this, thanks for pointing it out.

greg k-h
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