linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] regulator: bcm590xx: remove unnecessary OOM messages

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Date:	Mon, 2 Jun 2014 13:50:55 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Tim Kryger <tim.kryger@...il.com>
Cc:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Matt Porter <mporter@...aro.org>,
	Tim Kryger <tim.kryger@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] regulator: bcm590xx: remove unnecessary OOM messages

On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 12:12:20AM -0700, Tim Kryger wrote:

> The probe method of this driver, on the other hand, performs several
> allocations and the error messages you intend to remove conveniently
> pinpoint which one failed.  While the offsets in the trace could be
> used to derive the same information, I am skeptical that is enough to
> justify removing the messages.

On the other hand how likely is anyone to care which particular
allocation triggered the OOM?

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