linux-kernel - Re: kernel/module: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in add_module

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Message-ID: <43c71898-82c3-215a-3176-e1a6d56ef10a@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:18:17 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kernel/module: Delete an error message for a failed memory
 allocation in add_module_usage()

>> 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>
> 
> Applied to modules-next, thanks.

Thanks for your acceptance of this update suggestion after a bit of clarification.

Do you see any need that I should extend subsequent commit messages
for this software transformation pattern?

Regards,
Markus