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SubjectRe: [net-next PATCH v4 1/3] sysctl: refactor integer handling proc code
Octavian Purdila wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 February 2010 10:41:07 you wrote:
>
>>> +
>>> + if (!write && !first && left && !err)
>>> + err = proc_put_newline(&buffer, &left);
>>> + if (write && !err)
>>> + err = proc_skip_wspace(&buffer, &left);
>>> + if (err == -EFAULT /* do we really need to check for -EFAULT? */ ||
>>> + (write && first))
>>> + return err ? : -EINVAL;
>> The logic here seems messy, adding one or two goto's may help?
>>
>
> OK, I'll give it a try.
>
> What about the EFAULT check, is that really required?

I think so, it means to keep the errno to user-space when it is EFAULT,
right? This seems reasonable.



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