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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix error path for memory allocation
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:45:52 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100921124552.GD18991@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1284865235-29920-5-git-send-email-ying.huang@intel.com>

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:00:34AM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> @@ -475,7 +479,13 @@ int apei_resources_request(struct apei_resources *resources,
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	apei_resources_merge(&apei_resources_all, resources);
> +	rc = apei_resources_merge(&apei_resources_all, resources);
> +	if (rc) {
> +		pr_err(APEI_PFX
> +"Error in APEI internal resource management, there may be inconsistent "
> +"between APEI internal and system resource management.");

Please fix the English. This will wrap in the syslog without \ns no?
Kernel messges should be not wider than 80 characters.

> +	rc = apei_resources_sub(&apei_resources_all, resources);
> +	if (rc)
> +		pr_err(APEI_PFX
> +"Error in APEI internal resource management, there may be inconsistent "
> +"between APEI internal and system resource management.");

Same.

Also instead of Error it would be better just say what is wrong and don't
try to analyze the problem.

-Andi
-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.

  reply	other threads:[~2010-09-21 12:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-09-19  3:00 [PATCH 0/5] ACPI, APEI, BUG fixes for 2.6.36 Huang Ying
2010-09-19  3:00 ` [PATCH 1/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix APEI related table size checking Huang Ying
2010-09-21 12:39   ` Andi Kleen
2010-09-26  5:30     ` Huang Ying
2010-09-19  3:00 ` [PATCH 2/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix acpi_pre_map() return value Huang Ying
2010-09-21 12:47   ` Andi Kleen
2010-09-19  3:00 ` [PATCH 3/5] ACPI, APEI, HEST Fix the unsuitable usage of platform_data Huang Ying
2010-09-21 12:43   ` Andi Kleen
2010-09-22  1:05     ` Jin Dongming
2010-09-23  9:06     ` huang ying
2010-09-19  3:00 ` [PATCH 4/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix error path for memory allocation Huang Ying
2010-09-21 12:45   ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2010-09-23  8:53     ` huang ying
2010-09-19  3:00 ` [PATCH 5/5] ACPI, APEI, Fix ERST MOVE_DATA instruction implementation Huang Ying
2010-09-21 12:47   ` Andi Kleen
2010-09-23  9:04     ` huang ying
2010-09-27  5:31       ` Andi Kleen

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