Re: ext4: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in ext4_multi_mount_protect()

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Sat Aug 19 2017 - 14:00:48 EST


>> Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function.
>
> I might be dense, but what makes this message "extra?"
>
> (I suppose kmalloc squawks too if it fails,

Do you find the default allocation failure report sufficient?


> but is Coccinelle now warning about explicit memory allocation failure warnings?)

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Regards,
Markus