linux-kernel - Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in alchemy_pci

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Message-ID: <6769aa4c-3a32-3ce5-fb65-f218016a1aa8@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Thu, 25 May 2017 12:57:57 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@...il.com>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Cc:     Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>,
        Ralf Bächle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory
 allocation in alchemy_pci_probe()

>> * Why do you seem to insist on another message if information from a Linux
>>   allocation failure report would be sufficient already also for this
>>   software module?
>>
>> * Do you want that it can become easier to map a position in a backtrace
>>   to a place in your source code?
> 
> Does kmalloc() nowadays print a message which invocation (source line) failed?
> If so I won't be standing in your way, but if not, you need to come up with
> something for convincing than answering questions with more questions.

I suggest also to improve the corresponding documentation for the affected
programming interfaces in significant ways.
How are the chances for the desired clarification of relevant implementation details?

Regards,
Markus