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SubjectRe: [PATCH] iio/light/max44000: Use common error handling code in max44000_probe()
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>> @@ -596,6 +592,10 @@ static int max44000_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>> }
>>
>> return iio_device_register(indio_dev);
>> +
>> +report_failure:
>> + dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to write init config: %d\n", ret);
> This reduces readability of the code for a very minor gain.

I got an other software development view on this aspect.


> Printing an error message is not a source of bugs

I find such a general information questionable.

It is also possible to discover various update candidates in this software area.


> or similar unlike unwinding some state, so a unified path makes little sense.

How does such a view fit to the section “7) Centralized exiting of functions”
in the document “coding-style.rst”?

Regards,
Markus

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