Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in alchemy_pci_probe()

From	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in alchemy_pci_probe()
Date	2017-05-25 13:00 +0200
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>> * Why do you seem to insist on another message if information from a Linux
>>   allocation failure report would be sufficient already also for this
>>   software module?
>>
>> * Do you want that it can become easier to map a position in a backtrace
>>   to a place in your source code?
> 
> Does kmalloc() nowadays print a message which invocation (source line) failed?
> If so I won't be standing in your way, but if not, you need to come up with
> something for convincing than answering questions with more questions.

I suggest also to improve the corresponding documentation for the affected
programming interfaces in significant ways.
How are the chances for the desired clarification of relevant implementation details?

Regards,
Markus

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[PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-24 18:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed  memory allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 19:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed  memory allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-24 20:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed  memory allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> - 2017-05-24 20:30 +0200
        Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-24 22:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed  memory allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@gmail.com> - 2017-05-25 08:30 +0200
        Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-25 09:00 +0200
          Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@gmail.com> - 2017-05-25 11:40 +0200
            Re: MIPS: Alchemy: Delete an error message for a failed memory  allocation in alchemy_pci_probe() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2017-05-25 13:00 +0200

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