From: Balbir Singh On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 02:31:39PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > Balbir Singh wrote: > > > > + > > + if ((rc = genl_register_ops(&family, &taskstats_ops)) < 0) > > + goto err; > > rc = genl_register_ops(&family, &taskstats_ops); > if (rc < 0) > goto err; > > please. Sure, here you go Andrew I have updated the coding style as per your suggestion Balbir Singh, Linux Technology Center, IBM Software Labs Changelog 1. Split the complex if condition into a. function call b. check return status for error Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh Signed-off-by: Shailabh Nagar Cc: Jes Sorensen Cc: Peter Chubb Cc: Erich Focht Cc: Levent Serinol Cc: Jay Lan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- kernel/taskstats.c | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN kernel/taskstats.c~per-task-delay-accounting-taskstats-interface-fix-1 kernel/taskstats.c --- devel/kernel/taskstats.c~per-task-delay-accounting-taskstats-interface-fix-1 2006-05-11 09:23:59.000000000 -0700 +++ devel-akpm/kernel/taskstats.c 2006-05-11 09:23:59.000000000 -0700 @@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ static int __init taskstats_init(void) return rc; family_registered = 1; - if ((rc = genl_register_ops(&family, &taskstats_ops)) < 0) + rc = genl_register_ops(&family, &taskstats_ops); + if (rc < 0) goto err; return 0; _