linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/9] lguest: the guest code

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Date:	Wed, 9 May 2007 13:16:23 +0300
From:	"Pekka Enberg" <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, ak@...e.de, jeremy@...p.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/9] lguest: the guest code

Hi Rusty,

On 5/9/07, akpm@...ux-foundation.org <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> +static void add_lguest_device(unsigned int index)
> +{
> +       struct lguest_device *new;
> +
> +       lguest_devices[index].status |= LGUEST_DEVICE_S_ACKNOWLEDGE;
> +       new = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lguest_device), GFP_KERNEL);
> +       if (!new) {
> +               printk(KERN_EMERG "Cannot allocate lguest device %u\n", index);
> +               lguest_devices[index].status |= LGUEST_DEVICE_S_FAILED;

[snip]

Any reason why we don't return an error here?
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