Ask HN: Why does Linux Kernel use goto statements?

9 points

soheil

5 years ago

I noticed this goto statement while going through the kernel code. Why is it there and isn't it an indication of bad design? https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/19901165d90fdca1e57c9baa0d5b4c63d15c476a/kernel/acct.c#L490