Re: [PATCH] crypto: n2_core: insert '!err' condition in else scope

From: David Miller
Date: Sat Oct 19 2013 - 18:49:43 EST


From: Geyslan Gregório Bem <geyslan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 19:42:35 -0300

> 2013/10/19 David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> From: "Geyslan G. Bem" <geyslan@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 10:09:31 -0300
>>
>>> This patch moves the '!err' condition into the above else scope,
>>> what is more obvious and has the secondary goal of avoid false-positives
>>> in statical analyze tools.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Geyslan G. Bem <geyslan@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> I do not think patches should be applied to satisfy tools if the
>> code is semantically correct.
>
> Yes, Miller, I agree. But as I mentioned:
> ".. and has as the 'secondary' goal of avoid false-positives in
> statical analyze tools."
>
> The 'primary' goal is to not repeat a condition test:
> "This patch moves the '!err' condition into the above else scope, what
> is more obvious ..."

I still do not feel that this change is a net-positive. Sorry.
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