Re: [PATCH 15/46] selinux: One check and function call less in genfs_read() after error detection

From: Casey Schaufler
Date: Tue Jan 17 2017 - 12:54:11 EST


On 1/17/2017 8:37 AM, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> @@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ static int genfs_read(struct policydb *p, void *fp)
>>> newgenfs = kzalloc(sizeof(*newgenfs), GFP_KERNEL);
>>> if (!newgenfs) {
>>> rc = -ENOMEM;
>>> - goto out;
>>> + goto exit;
>>> }
>>>
>>> rc = str_read(&newgenfs->fstype, GFP_KERNEL, fp, len);
>>> @@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ static int genfs_read(struct policydb *p, void *fp)
>>> kfree(newgenfs);
>>> }
>>> ocontext_destroy(newc, OCON_FSUSE);
>>> -
>>> +exit:
>>> return rc;
>> Why not replace the "goto out" with "return rc" rather
>> than add a target?
> Would you accept to use the statement "return -ENOMEM;" there instead?

That would be even better.

>
> Regards,
> Markus
>