linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] ibmveth: Return correct error codes

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Date:	Sat, 13 Feb 2016 05:58:44 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	amitoj1606@...il.com
Cc:	tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, julia.lawall@...6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] ibmveth: Return correct error codes

From: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1606@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 19:25:19 +0530

> The return value of kmalloc and kcalloc on failure of allocation of
> memory should be -ENOMEM and not -1.
> 
> Found using Coccinelle. A simplified version of the semantic patch
> used is:
 ...
> The two call sites only check that the return value is not 0,
> hence no change is required at the call sites.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1606@...il.com>

This does not apply cleanly and gives rejects.