From: Randy Dunlap <rddunlap@osdl.org>
To: <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu>
Cc: <robw@optonline.net>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:48:04 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1818.4.64.197.173.1042418884.squirrel@www.osdl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200301122018.h0CKIcWN004203@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
> On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:59:57 EST, Rob Wilkens said:
>
>> In general, if you can structure your code properly, you should never need
>> a goto, and if you don't need a goto you shouldn't use it. It's just
>> "common sense" as I've always been taught. Unless you're
>> intentionally trying to write code that's harder for others to read.
>
> Now, it's provable you never *NEED* a goto. On the other hand, *judicious*
> use of goto can prevent code that is so cluttered with stuff of the form:
>
> if(...) {
> ...
> die_flag = 1;
> if (!die _flag) {...
>
> Pretty soon, you have die_1_flag, die_2_flag, die_3_flag and so on, rather
> than 3 or 4 "goto bail_now;".
Right.
> The real problem is that C doesn't have a good multi-level "break"
> construct. On the other hand, I don't know of any language that has a good
> one - some allow "break 3;" to break 3 levels- but that's still bad because
> you get screwed if somebody adds an 'if' clause....
The one that I used in a previous life was like so. No "while"
or "for" constructs, only "do thisloop forever" with conditionals
all being explicitly coded inside the loop(s). All based on:
do [loopname] [forever];
{block};
end [loopname];
with {block} possibly containing "undo [loopname]".
An unnamed undo just terminates the innermost loop.
Named undo's can be used to terminate any loop level.
~Randy
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-01-13 0:39 UTC|newest]
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2003-01-10 16:10 any chance of 2.6.0-test*? William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-10 16:28 ` Dave Jones
2003-01-10 16:41 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-10 17:08 ` Dave Jones
2003-01-10 17:19 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-10 16:40 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-01-10 17:06 ` Dave Jones
2003-01-10 17:25 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-01-10 17:29 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-10 18:47 ` J.A. Magallon
2003-01-10 19:37 ` Matthew D. Pitts
2003-01-10 19:51 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-01-14 1:39 ` James H. Cloos Jr.
2003-01-15 21:46 ` [PATCH][RESEND w/ reasonable Subject] alsa before oss in Kconfig James H. Cloos Jr.
2003-01-10 18:16 ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Alan Cox
2003-01-10 17:37 ` Jochen Friedrich
2003-01-10 17:38 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 9:27 ` Greg KH
2003-01-12 16:55 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 17:05 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 17:17 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-01-12 19:15 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 19:34 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 19:37 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 19:53 ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-12 20:03 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 15:43 ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 15:49 ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 16:25 ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 16:26 ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 16:41 ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 16:43 ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 17:00 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-13 18:48 ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 22:14 ` Keith Owens
2003-01-13 22:42 ` John Levon
2003-01-13 22:49 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-13 23:32 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-13 23:43 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-12 20:44 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 20:45 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-13 13:14 ` Bernd Schmidt
2003-01-12 21:22 ` David Woodhouse
2003-01-18 13:04 ` Folkert van Heusden
2003-01-12 19:38 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 19:59 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 20:18 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-12 20:23 ` yodaiken
2003-01-12 20:26 ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-12 20:32 ` Sean Neakums
2003-01-12 20:51 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-13 0:54 ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-12 20:46 ` Kevin Puetz
2003-01-13 0:48 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2003-01-18 13:07 ` Folkert van Heusden
2003-01-12 20:20 ` David Ford
2003-01-12 20:22 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 20:33 ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 20:33 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-13 10:54 ` Horst von Brand
2003-01-13 11:09 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-01-13 14:34 ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 23:23 ` Bob Taylor
2003-01-12 20:48 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 20:59 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-01-12 22:48 ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? -> goto example Willy Tarreau
2003-01-13 0:53 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 1:31 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-01-13 16:10 ` Alexander Kellett
2003-01-14 10:36 ` Helge Hafting
2003-01-12 23:11 ` Coding style - (Was Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?) John Bradford
2003-01-13 11:07 ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Helge Hafting
2003-01-13 3:30 ` yodaiken
2003-01-12 21:29 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-13 0:03 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-01-13 0:38 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 3:06 ` [OT] " J Sloan
2003-01-13 16:51 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-13 0:38 ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-12 19:41 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-01-12 19:41 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 19:58 ` David Ford
2003-01-12 20:07 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 20:31 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 20:34 ` David Ford
2003-01-12 20:31 ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 21:02 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:15 ` Matti Aarnio
2003-01-12 21:27 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:40 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-12 21:44 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:49 ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 22:07 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:18 ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 22:34 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:52 ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 23:11 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:31 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 23:39 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 23:46 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:57 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-13 0:08 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 16:02 ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-12 22:53 ` Sean Neakums
2003-01-12 23:06 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 23:48 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-12 21:58 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 22:12 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:29 ` Olivier Galibert
2003-01-12 23:21 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 22:12 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:18 ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 22:35 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 8:15 ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-12 21:49 ` David Ford
2003-01-13 19:22 ` [OffTopic] [apology] " Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:59 ` Adam Kropelin
2003-01-12 22:21 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:33 ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-12 22:36 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 22:38 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:42 ` romieu
2003-01-13 1:06 ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-13 1:21 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 1:51 ` Nuno Monteiro
2003-01-13 2:19 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 2:51 ` Marcelo Pacheco
2003-01-13 3:37 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 4:53 ` Billy Rose
2003-01-13 3:06 ` Jochen Striepe
2003-01-13 3:40 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 9:45 ` Matti Aarnio
2003-01-13 3:48 ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-13 4:37 ` Billy Rose
2003-01-12 22:06 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:22 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:43 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:51 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:00 ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 23:16 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:16 ` Nicolas Pitre
2003-01-12 23:05 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 23:23 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 23:45 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 23:45 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-13 20:01 ` Horst von Brand
2003-01-12 23:16 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-13 2:00 ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-13 3:09 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-14 2:13 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-12 22:58 ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 22:28 ` Matti Aarnio
2003-01-13 1:26 ` David Lang
2003-01-13 2:00 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-13 11:08 ` How to avoid the woord 'goto' (was Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?) Bernd Petrovitsch
2003-01-13 14:56 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 22:02 ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Val Henson
2003-01-13 10:32 ` gotos in kernel [Was: Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?] Horst von Brand
2003-01-13 14:53 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 13:08 ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Dave Jones
2003-01-13 13:40 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-13 13:49 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-14 6:52 ` Bruce Harada
2003-01-14 7:12 ` Brian Tinsley
2003-01-13 15:23 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-13 6:23 ` Greg KH
2003-01-13 16:35 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-13 18:33 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-13 18:01 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-13 19:17 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-12 17:37 ` Russell King
2003-01-13 1:08 ` Michael Kingsbury
2003-01-13 1:52 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-10 16:39 Shawn Starr
2003-01-10 17:00 ` Dave Jones
2003-01-11 20:10 ` Horst von Brand
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2003-01-10 21:48 ` Matthew Wilcox
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2003-01-11 12:27 ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 13:01 ` Russell King
2003-01-11 13:13 ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 14:39 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-11 14:06 ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 15:31 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-11 15:25 ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 19:18 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-13 3:33 ` Paul Mackerras
2003-01-13 14:59 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-13 18:36 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
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2003-01-12 18:02 David Truog
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2003-01-12 20:58 ` Rob Wilkens
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2003-01-14 19:53 ` Kai Henningsen
2003-01-15 15:07 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-01-15 15:18 ` Marcelo Pacheco
2003-01-18 10:12 ` Kai Henningsen
2003-01-15 19:44 ` Werner Almesberger
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2003-01-14 20:01 ` Kai Henningsen
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