From 4c945c2cfc29ccc607f2f606053953813cd0c4b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 11:02:44 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] image/gif: simplify blockReader.Read. Inverting the tests
 avoids recursion and simplifies the flow.

R=nigeltao
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4551057
---
 src/pkg/image/gif/reader.go | 36 +++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pkg/image/gif/reader.go b/src/pkg/image/gif/reader.go
index 5dd404036c..4de18c323b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/image/gif/reader.go
+++ b/src/pkg/image/gif/reader.go
@@ -94,28 +94,26 @@ type blockReader struct {
 	tmp   [256]byte
 }
 
-func (b *blockReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err os.Error) {
+func (b *blockReader) Read(p []byte) (int, os.Error) {
 	if len(p) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	if len(b.slice) > 0 {
-		n = copy(p, b.slice)
-		b.slice = b.slice[n:]
-		return
-	}
-	var blockLen uint8
-	blockLen, err = b.r.ReadByte()
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return 0, nil
 	}
-	if blockLen == 0 {
-		return 0, os.EOF
-	}
-	b.slice = b.tmp[0:blockLen]
-	if _, err = io.ReadFull(b.r, b.slice); err != nil {
-		return
+	if len(b.slice) == 0 {
+		blockLen, err := b.r.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if blockLen == 0 {
+			return 0, os.EOF
+		}
+		b.slice = b.tmp[0:blockLen]
+		if _, err = io.ReadFull(b.r, b.slice); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
 	}
-	return b.Read(p)
+	n := copy(p, b.slice)
+	b.slice = b.slice[n:]
+	return n, nil
 }
 
 // decode reads a GIF image from r and stores the result in d.
-- 
2.48.1