linux-kernel - Re: [0/2] video: ssd1307fb: Adjustments for ssd1307fb

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Date:   Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:23:39 +0100
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Bastian Stender <bst@...gutronix.de>,
        Jyri Sarha <jsarha@...com>,
        Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [0/2] video: ssd1307fb: Adjustments for ssd1307fb_probe()

>>   Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation
> 
> This patch removes the information about the device for which the allocation fails.

How do you think about to take another look if a Linux allocation failure report
could be sufficient in this use case?


>>   Improve a size determination
> 
> This patch depends on the earlier patch (which is not being merged)

Partly, yes.


> so please re-base it if you want it to be applied.

Would you dare to reduce any context lines for this update step so that
such a small adjustment will still work?

Regards,
Markus