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Date:   Fri, 11 May 2018 08:37:24 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: Avoid use of goto in nvme_reset_work()
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On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 11:46:33AM -0500, Alexandru Gagniuc wrote:
> This patch started as a challenge from Keith relating to code
> structuring with goto vs return. I think the final result improves
> readability on two counts:
> First, it clarifies the separation between work struct and nvme_dev.
> Second, it makes it clearer what error is being passed on:
> 'return -ENODEV' vs 'goto out', where 'result' happens to be -ENODEV

I think this actually makes the code much less readable.  The only real
improvement the code needs is to replace the "out" label name with
something more descriptive like "remove_controller".