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> [robw@optonline.net]
> 
> That's the whole point.. To just browse the code.. I shouldn't have to
> page down to understand what the code right in front of me is doing. 
> "goto out" is unclear.  "retun error" is clear.  "path_release" seems
> like a relatively plain english function name and I can guess what it
> does without knowing exactly what it does.  I can also surmise that if I
> go beyond a certain point in the function that I need to path_release()
> the same way a non-kernel programmer might need to free memory allocated
> inside of a function before returning to the calling function. 
> 
> It really is that simple.  

"Never argue with an idiot.  They drag you down to their level,
then beat you with experience."  -- Martin Josefsson

T.
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