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Every goto in the Linux kernel / Just another day on the linux-kernel mailing list (youtube.com)
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[โ€“] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's literally the only way to do this. Other ways include checking of loads of bools. That's slow.

[โ€“] bss03 3 points 3 weeks ago

In C maybe. In language that support proper recursion schemes, the apomorphism models the early-exit loop.