Re: [PATCH] ALSA: via82xx: Use common error handling code in snd_via82xx_create()

[SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>]

>> @@ -1121,30 +1121,27 @@ static int snd_via82xx_create(struct snd_card *card,
>>  
>>  	if ((err = pci_request_regions(pci, card->driver)) < 0) {
>>  		kfree(chip);
>> -		pci_disable_device(pci);
>> -		return err;
>> +		goto disable_device;
>>  	}
> 
> [ snip ]
> 
>> @@ -1153,6 +1150,14 @@ static int snd_via82xx_create(struct snd_card *card,
>>  
>>  	*r_via = chip;
>>  	return 0;
>> +
>> +disable_device:
>> +	pci_disable_device(pci);
>> +	goto exit;
> 
> Why is this "goto exit" here?

Should the same return statement be reached after the proposed refactoring?

Would you like to move such a function call to this source code place?


> It's leaking now.

How do you come to this conclusion?


>> +free_chip:
>> +	snd_via82xx_free(chip);
>> +exit:
>> +	return err;
>>  }

Is this update suggestion worth for another look?

Regards,
Markus