linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix error path for memory allocation

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Date:	Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:53:11 +0800
From:	huang ying <huang.ying.caritas@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix error path for memory allocation

Hi, Andi,

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:00:34AM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
>> @@ -475,7 +479,13 @@ int apei_resources_request(struct apei_resources *resources,
>>               }
>>       }
>>
>> -     apei_resources_merge(&apei_resources_all, resources);
>> +     rc = apei_resources_merge(&apei_resources_all, resources);
>> +     if (rc) {
>> +             pr_err(APEI_PFX
>> +"Error in APEI internal resource management, there may be inconsistent "
>> +"between APEI internal and system resource management.");
>
> Please fix the English. This will wrap in the syslog without \ns no?
> Kernel messges should be not wider than 80 characters.
>
>> +     rc = apei_resources_sub(&apei_resources_all, resources);
>> +     if (rc)
>> +             pr_err(APEI_PFX
>> +"Error in APEI internal resource management, there may be inconsistent "
>> +"between APEI internal and system resource management.");
>
> Same.
>
> Also instead of Error it would be better just say what is wrong and don't
> try to analyze the problem.

OK, I will do it.

Best Regards,
Huang Ying
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