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Re: vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in vmbus_device_create()

From Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in vmbus_device_create()
Date 2017-05-11 18:50 +0200
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On Thu, 11 May 2017 18:36:44 +0200
SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

> > Taking out the message assumes that all callers of this function either log an
> > error or pass appropriate error code back to userspace.  
> 
> Do you like the default error response by Linux memory allocation functions?

The default error message only helps a little.
I doubt this will ever fail anyway since only allocated on boot.

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[PATCH 2/4] vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in vmbus_device_create() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-11 18:20 +0200
  Re: vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in  vmbus_device_create() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-11 18:40 +0200
    Re: vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation  in vmbus_device_create() Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> - 2017-05-11 18:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 2/4] vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in vmbus_device_create() Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> - 2017-05-11 18:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 2/4] vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in vmbus_device_create() Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> - 2017-05-12 09:20 +0200
      Re: vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in  vmbus_device_create() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-12 09:40 +0200
        Re: vmbus: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation  in vmbus_device_create() Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2017-05-12 10:00 +0200
          Re: Clarification for general change acceptance SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-12 10:30 +0200
            Re: Clarification for general change acceptance Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2017-05-12 10:40 +0200
              Re: Clarification for general change acceptance SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-12 10:50 +0200

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