Re: [PATCH] kernel:signal.c Fix coding style errors and warnings.

From: Al Viro
Date: Sun Nov 16 2014 - 12:08:42 EST


On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:41:42AM +0200, Ionut Alexa wrote:
> A good programming practice is to have a single exit point of the function.

It is a very simplified form of something that was a a good practice until
some rather important parts had been dropped.

> Respecting this rule will reduce strage behavior when the memory is altered
> due to magnetic interference or other causes.

Elaborate, please.
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