Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> If local(__label__) really so widely used in the kernel that it deserves
> a place in coding-style?
> A quick grep did not say so.
>
Probably not, and its use shouldn't be (even tacitly) encouraged. It's
only really useful for defining a local label within a macro, and
there's probably something wrong with your macro if you need a local label.
J
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