linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] misc: lis3lv02d: Do not log an error when kmalloc fails

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Date:   Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:25:01 +0100
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     Eric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] misc: lis3lv02d: Do not log an error when kmalloc fails

Logging an error when kmalloc fails is not necessary (and in general
should be avoided) because the malloc failure will already complain
loudly itself.

Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.c b/drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.c
index 22dacfaad02f..70c5bb1e6f49 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.c
@@ -1179,10 +1179,8 @@ int lis3lv02d_init_device(struct lis3lv02d *lis3)
 	lis3->reg_cache = kzalloc(max(sizeof(lis3_wai8_regs),
 				     sizeof(lis3_wai12_regs)), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (lis3->reg_cache == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR DRIVER_NAME "out of memory\n");
+	if (lis3->reg_cache == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	mutex_init(&lis3->mutex);
 	atomic_set(&lis3->wake_thread, 0);
-- 
2.30.1