Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] MR1825: kernelbase/path.c: UrlFixupW()

[Zebediah Figura (＠zfigura)]

On Sun Jan 22 22:25:54 2023 +0000, Thomas Csovcsity wrote:
> Sure, that it can be done. Other parts of the code use goto too. I also
> used already goto in kernel and drivers. ATM i am not able to think
> about a function which would make it easier. If i use early return from
> function, i think it makes no difference, but i plan to use a helper
> function to keep UrlFixup shorter. Any suggestion about the structure is
> well come, because i think i am blind to other and better ways.

It's not cargo-cult avoidance of goto (although in general I think there are only a few situations where it's the most idiomatic choice), but I think using a helper is a lot more readable in patterns like this.