linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cxl: Fix memory allocation failure test

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Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:16:46 +1100
From:   Andrew Donnellan <andrew.donnellan@....ibm.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        imunsie@....ibm.com, fbarrat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cxl: Fix memory allocation failure test

On 31/10/16 06:35, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'cxl_context_alloc()' does not return an error pointer. It is just a
> shortcut for a call to 'kzalloc' with 'sizeof(struct cxl_context)' as the
> size parameter.
>
> So its return value should be compared with NULL.
> While fixing it, simplify a bit the code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Donnellan <andrew.donnellan@....ibm.com>

> ---
> un-compiled because I don't have the required  cross build environment.

Compiles on my system!

-- 
Andrew Donnellan              OzLabs, ADL Canberra
andrew.donnellan@....ibm.com  IBM Australia Limited