Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: add some more error handling guidelines

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Mon Aug 22 2016 - 15:42:12 EST


On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 09:50:06PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 05:53:02PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > The point is really naming label for the part of init that failed
> > (and so needs to be skipped), rather than the part that will run.
>
> Naming labels after what "needs to be skipped" doesn't work. How does
> that meaning make sense for err_cgroup in vhost_dev_set_owner()? What
> needs to be skipped here?
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter


Nothing because we are destroying the thread, so we don't need
to detach it. I guess I'm convinced it's not very consistent
at this point.

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