linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/16] MPILIB: Add a missing ENOMEM check [ver #2]

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Date:	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:00:01 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com,
	zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, arjan.van.de.ven@...el.com,
	alan.cox@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/16] MPILIB: Add a missing ENOMEM check [ver #2]

Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com> wrote:

> >   	p = buffer = kmalloc(n, GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (p<  0)
> > +		return NULL;
> 
> Sorry, maybe i'm having a confused morning, but shouldn't this check be for
> p==NULL rather than p<0?

Bah.  You are, of course, right.  Updated for the next version.

David
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