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* [XFRM] Don't panic in xfrm_user_init
@ 2004-10-28  3:16 Herbert Xu
  2004-10-28  4:46 ` David S. Miller
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Herbert Xu @ 2004-10-28  3:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David S. Miller, netdev

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Hi:

Since xfrm_user can be built as a module it's best not to panic
when something goes wrong in xfrm_user_init.  Call me a wimp for
not fixing netlink_kernel_init's return value :)

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

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===== net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c 1.48 vs edited =====
--- 1.48/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c	2004-09-11 07:35:53 +10:00
+++ edited/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c	2004-10-28 13:13:01 +10:00
@@ -1232,8 +1232,7 @@
 
 	xfrm_nl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_XFRM, xfrm_netlink_rcv);
 	if (xfrm_nl == NULL)
-		panic("xfrm_user_init: cannot initialize xfrm_nl\n");
-
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	xfrm_register_km(&netlink_mgr);
 

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* Re: [XFRM] Don't panic in xfrm_user_init
  2004-10-28  3:16 [XFRM] Don't panic in xfrm_user_init Herbert Xu
@ 2004-10-28  4:46 ` David S. Miller
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: David S. Miller @ 2004-10-28  4:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Herbert Xu; +Cc: netdev

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:16:40 +1000
Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> wrote:

> Since xfrm_user can be built as a module it's best not to panic
> when something goes wrong in xfrm_user_init.  Call me a wimp for
> not fixing netlink_kernel_init's return value :)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

Applied, thanks Herbert.

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