Re: [PATCH 2/4] scsi: storvsc: Properly support Fibre Channel devices

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Dec 11 2015 - 05:26:23 EST


On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 04:14:18PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> + ret = vmbus_sendpacket(device->channel, vstor_packet,
> + (sizeof(struct vstor_packet) -
> + vmscsi_size_delta),
> + (unsigned long)request,
> + VM_PKT_DATA_INBAND,
> + VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED);
> +
> + if (ret != 0)
> + goto cleanup;
> +
> + t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&request->wait_event, 5*HZ);
> + if (t == 0) {
> + ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
> + goto cleanup;
> + }
> +
> + if (vstor_packet->operation != VSTOR_OPERATION_COMPLETE_IO ||
> + vstor_packet->status != 0)
> + goto cleanup;

"cleanup" is a misleading name because it doesn't clean up anything.
Do nothing gotos are a pain in the butt and they always introduce bugs.
For example, you appear to have forgotten to set the error code. But
because it's a do-nothing goto it's ambiguous so perhaps returning
success was intended.

Empirically this style of coding causes bugs. It does not prevent them.
It is a bad style if you believe in measuring, evidence and science.

regards,
dan carpenter

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