Re: [PATCH 3/4] KVM-S390: Less function calls in kvm_s390_import_bp_data() after error detection
From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Mon Aug 22 2016 - 12:57:24 EST
>> @@ -273,10 +273,12 @@ int kvm_s390_import_bp_data(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> vcpu->arch.guestdbg.nr_hw_wp = nr_wp;
>> vcpu->arch.guestdbg.hw_wp_info = wp_info;
>> return 0;
>> -error:
>> - kfree(bp_data);
>> - kfree(wp_info);
>> +free_bp_info:
>> kfree(bp_info);
>> +free_wp_info:
>> + kfree(wp_info);
>> +free_bp_data:
>> + kfree(bp_data);
>> return ret;
>> }
>>
>
> This replaces a perfectly fine fallthrough
The usage of a single goto label like "error" seems to be convenient.
But how do these habits fit to the current Linux coding style convention?
> with some horrible labels.
Do they explain better which processing steps should be performed
for an efficient exception handling in this function implementation?
Regards,
Markus