linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: selftests: Add 'malloc' failure check in config

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Message-ID: <5750611d-4c41-449a-ab37-9b234360929d@web.de>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:10:57 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Kunwu Chan <chentao@...inos.cn>, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
 kvm@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
 Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>,
 Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@...mail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: selftests: Add 'malloc' failure check in config_name

…
> This patch will add the malloc failure checking
…

* Please use a corresponding imperative wording for the change description.

* Would you like to add the tag “Fixes” accordingly?


…
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/get-reg-list.c
> @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static const char *config_name(struct vcpu_reg_list *c)
>  		len += strlen(s->name) + 1;
>
>  	c->name = malloc(len);
> +	TEST_ASSERT(c->name, "-ENOMEM when allocating config name");
…

Can “errno” be relevant for the error message construction?

Regards,
Markus