Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] net-PPP: Deletion of a few unnecessary checks

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Sat Dec 20 2014 - 09:45:53 EST


> I'm saying to leave the code alone.

Do I need to try another interpretation out for your feedback?


> If it goes:
>
> var = foo_that_returns_ptr_err()
> if (IS_ERR(var))
> return PTR_ERR(var);
>
> p->bar = var;
>
> or whatever, simply keep it that way!

Do you want to express here that a data structure member should
only be set after a previous function call succeeded?



> I'm not engaging in this conversation any further, you have
> already consumed way too much of my limited time on this
> incredibly trivial matter.

I hope that you will find a bit time and patience again
to clarify affected implementation details in a safer and
unambiguous way.

Regards,
Markus
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