Re: [V9fs-developer] [Patch] Dead code in fs/9p/vfs_inode.c

["Latchesar Ionkov" <lionkov@gmail.com>]

The comment is longer than the 10 bytes we save :)

I like defensive programming, but I am not sure it is required in this
case. The function is 30 lines long and it is going to be pretty hard
to make a mistake when it is modified.

I am for removing the if.

Thanks,
    Lucho

On 6/29/06, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de> wrote:
> >> --- linux-2.6.17-git11/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c.orig   2006-06-29
> >> 00:50:53.000000000 +0200
> >> +++ linux-2.6.17-git11/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c        2006-06-29
> >> 00:51:11.000000000 +0200
> >> @@ -386,9 +386,6 @@ v9fs_inode_from_fid(struct v9fs_session_
> >>
> >> error:
> >>        kfree(fcall);
> >> -       if (ret)
> >> -               iput(ret);
> >> -
> >>       return ERR_PTR(err);
> >> }
> >
> > What about when someone changes the code and does have ret != NULL here?
> > This seems like reasonable defensive programming to me.
>
>
> How about a comment:
>
>         kfree(fcall);
>
>         /* Currently commented out because ret is NULL in any case.
>         It is here to remind someone should this condition become
>         false in future. */
>         /* if(ret != NULL) */
>                 iput(ret);
>
>
> Jan Engelhardt
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