Re: schedule() "spaghetti" in 2.3.2 ..

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 25 May 1999 17:47:16 +0100 (BST)


> I've proposed to Linus a solution that IMVHO keep the code in schedule()
> a little bit cleaner.
> This is what I suggest :
>
> #define block_begin(f) begin_##f:
> #define block_end(f) goto ret_##f
> #define block_call(f) goto begin_##f; ret_##f:

Why does replacing a goto with a macro that hides the fact its a goto
make stuff cleaner. You would be better off working out how to add some
kind of

if __attribute((normally true)) ....

to gcc

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