On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 11:07:08AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> The pattern taken by all the validations in this function is:
> 
>       if (notice a violation exists) {
>               err = report(... VIOLATION_KIND ...);
>               if (err)
>                       return err;
>       }
> 
> where report() returns zero if specified kind of violation is set to
> be ignored, and otherwise shows an error message and returns non-zero.
> 
> The last validation in the function immediately after the function
> returns 0 to declare "all good" can cheat and directly return the
> return value from report(), and the current code does so, i.e.
> 
>       if (notice a violation exists)
>               return report(... VIOLATION_KIND ...);
>       return 0;
> 
> But that is a selfish code that declares it is the ultimate and
> final form of the function, never to be enhanced later.  To allow
> and invite future enhancements, make the last test follow the same
> pattern.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gits...@pobox.com>
> ---
>  fsck.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Patch looks good, and nicely explained.

-Peff
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