linux-kernel - Re: TC: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in tc_bus_add

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Date:   Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:15:36 +0100
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
        linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Cc:     Ralf Bächle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: TC: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in
 tc_bus_add_devices()

>> Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function.
>>
>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> 
>  And the problem here is?

I suggest to reconsider the relevance of another error message.
Would you like to achieve a better explanation for this use case?

* Do you find the wording “WARNING: Possible unnecessary 'out of memory' message”
  from the script “checkpatch.pl” more appropriate?

* Can a default Linux allocation failure report be sufficient?

Regards,
Markus