Re: [media] bt8xx: One function call less in bttv_input_init() after error detection

[Daniele Nicolodi]

On 12/12/16 00:33, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> I would prefer a safer coding style for the corresponding
>>> exception handling.
>>
>> Can you please point out what is wrong in the current code
> 
> Is it useful to reconsider the software situation that another memory
> allocation is attempted when it could be determined that a previous one
> failed already?

No.

> Are two successful allocations finally needed to achieve the desired task?

Yes.

>> and how the changes you propose fix the problem?
> 
> I suggest to check return values immediately after each function call.
> An error situation can be detected earlier then and only the required
> clean-up functionality will be executed at the end.

Which improvement does this bring?

>> No one has expressed acceptance for the kind of change you propose with
>> this patch, or to previous patches you proposed changing similar constructs.
> 
> I got a mixed impression from the acceptance statistics about my
> published patches.

Have you proposed a similar patch that was accepted? I don't find record
of it, but I may be wrong.

>> The fact that you propose over and over again a class of changes that
>> has been already vocally rejected would suggest otherwise.
> 
> I dare to propose another look at results from source code search patterns.

Why?

Cheers,
Daniele