Re: [PATCH 3/3] ima_fs: Move three error code assignments in ima_write_policy()

[James Morris]

On Fri, 27 Jan 2017, Mimi Zohar wrote:

> On Wed, 2017-01-25 at 10:34 +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:47:07 +0100
> > 
> > A local variable was set to an error code in three cases before a concrete
> > error situation was detected. Thus move the corresponding assignments into
> > if branches to indicate a software failure there.
> > 
> > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> 
> This coding style was pretty common.  I assume the compiler is smart
> enough to do the right thing.  Is this a FYI, letting us know for the
> future the preferred coding style, or are we really upstreaming these
> sorts of coding style changes?

Nope, and I generally don't want cleanup patches from Markus going into 
the security tree.

See also:
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg1254425.html


- James
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James Morris
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