Re: [PATCH] Staging: gpib/common/gpib_os.c - Remove unnecessary OOM message

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 09:06:20PM +0300, Omer Faruk BULUT wrote:
> It duplicate the MM subsystem generic OOM message. This patch fixes the following checkpatch warning.

Please wrap your changelog text at 72 columns.

> 
>     WARNING: Possible unnecessary 'out of memory' message
> 
> Also, this patch itself might teach to module writers or readers that they have to give attention to MM subsystem
> even they interest another one.

I do not understand this comment at all, sorry, what does it have to do
with the change happening in this proposal?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Omer Faruk BULUT <m.omerfarukbulut@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c | 5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c
> index 6b12404efe7d..27654b2180a5 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/common/gpib_os.c
> @@ -2093,10 +2093,9 @@ void gpib_register_driver(gpib_interface_t *interface, struct module *provider_m
>  	struct gpib_interface_list_struct *entry;
>  
>  	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (!entry) {
> -		pr_err("gpib: failed register %s interface, out of memory\n", interface->name);
> +	if (!entry) 
>  		return;
> -	}
> +	

You added trailing whitespace, ALWAYS run scripts/checkpatch.pl on
changes you are submitting to the kernel, you don't want to add a new
problem when trying to fix a different one :)

thanks,

greg k-h