linux-kernel - [PATCH] [media] jl2005bcd: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in jl2005c

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Date:   Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:39:40 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] [media] jl2005bcd: Delete an error message for a failed
 memory allocation in jl2005c_dostream()

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:24:24 +0200

Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function.

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
---
 drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c
index 17c7a953564c..23400ead1919 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c
@@ -320,10 +320,8 @@ static void jl2005c_dostream(struct work_struct *work)
 	u8 *buffer;
 
 	buffer = kmalloc(JL2005C_MAX_TRANSFER, GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
-	if (!buffer) {
-		pr_err("Couldn't allocate USB buffer\n");
+	if (!buffer)
 		goto quit_stream;
-	}
 
 	while (gspca_dev->present && gspca_dev->streaming) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-- 
2.14.1