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Markus Elfring wrote: > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> > Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 22:22:06 +0100 > > Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function. > > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. > > Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> > --- > drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c | 4 +--- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c > index 6ded5c198998..fe217a2f7d21 100644 > --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c > +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c > @@ -1126,10 +1126,8 @@ static int __init stifb_init_fb(struct sti_struct > *sti, int bpp_pref) int bpp, xres, yres; > > fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*fb), GFP_ATOMIC); > - if (!fb) { > - printk(KERN_ERR "stifb: Could not allocate stifb structure\n"); > + if (!fb) > return -ENODEV; > - } > > info = &fb->info; This should be -ENOMEM. Eike
On Friday, November 24, 2017 10:30:34 PM Rolf Eike Beer wrote: > Markus Elfring wrote: > > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> > > Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 22:22:06 +0100 > > > > Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function. > > > > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. > > > > Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> > > --- > > drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c | 4 +--- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c > > index 6ded5c198998..fe217a2f7d21 100644 > > --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c > > +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c > > @@ -1126,10 +1126,8 @@ static int __init stifb_init_fb(struct sti_struct > > *sti, int bpp_pref) int bpp, xres, yres; > > > > fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*fb), GFP_ATOMIC); > > - if (!fb) { > > - printk(KERN_ERR "stifb: Could not allocate stifb structure\n"); > > + if (!fb) > > return -ENODEV; > > - } > > > > info = &fb->info; > > This should be -ENOMEM. Markus, please fix this issue first (before doing cleanups). Best regards, -- Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Samsung R&D Institute Poland Samsung Electronics
From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 12:45:54 +0100
Two update suggestions were taken into account.
Markus Elfring (2):
Return -ENOMEM after a failed kzalloc()
Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation
drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c index 6ded5c198998..fe217a2f7d21 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/stifb.c @@ -1126,10 +1126,8 @@ static int __init stifb_init_fb(struct sti_struct *sti, int bpp_pref) int bpp, xres, yres; fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*fb), GFP_ATOMIC); - if (!fb) { - printk(KERN_ERR "stifb: Could not allocate stifb structure\n"); + if (!fb) return -ENODEV; - } info = &fb->info;