linux-kernel - Re: [v5] staging: most: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation

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Date:   Sun, 14 Jul 2019 19:38:52 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Keyur Patel <iamkeyur96@...il.com>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Christian Gromm <christian.gromm@...rochip.com>,
        Suresh Udipi <sudipi@...adit-jv.com>,
        Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v5] staging: most: Delete an error message for a failed memory
 allocation

> The kfifo_alloc() failure generates enough information and doesn't need
> to be accompanied by another error statement.

I am curious how the acceptance will evolve for this variant of
another different commit description according to a known software
transformation pattern.


> ---
> Changes in v5:

The subsequent listing should usually be split between V2 till V5
for such a patch change log.

Regards,
Markus