>> 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?) This software tool can help to find source code places for further development considerations. Would you like to clarify a corresponding search pattern a bit more? Regards, Markus