Re: [PATCH 2/5] sky2: don't warn if page allocation fails

[Jeff Garzik]

>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < sky2->rx_nfrags; i++) {
> -		struct page *page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
> +		struct page *page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
>  
>  		if (!page)
>  			goto free_partial;


IMO it's inappropriate to add these warnings to net drivers that 
properly check all return values.

This approach is too maintenance intensive, and winds up fixing the same 
problem over and over again -- a hint that the fix is in the wrong place.

	Jeff


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