linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] remoteproc: core: Remove pointless OOM print

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Message-ID: <20160809173653.GD26240@tuxbot>
Date:	Tue, 9 Aug 2016 10:36:53 -0700
From:	Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...inux.com, patrice.chotard@...com, ohad@...ery.com,
	linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org, loic.pallardy@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] remoteproc: core: Remove pointless OOM print

On Thu 04 Aug 02:21 PDT 2016, Lee Jones wrote:

> These types of error prints are superfluous.  The system will
> pick up on OOM issues and let the user know.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>

Although, I think we should drop the "mapping" object. We have all the
information in the carveout object to reverse the mapping at cleanup.

Regards,
Bjorn

> ---
>  drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> index 5654a81..4914482 100644
> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> @@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ static int rproc_handle_carveout(struct rproc *rproc,
>  	if (rproc->domain) {
>  		mapping = kzalloc(sizeof(*mapping), GFP_KERNEL);
>  		if (!mapping) {
> -			dev_err(dev, "kzalloc mapping failed\n");
>  			ret = -ENOMEM;
>  			goto dma_free;
>  		}
> -- 
> 2.9.0
>