> Irrelevant, the variable is not used before checking it. * Will it be more appropriate to attempt another memory allocation only if the previous one succeeded already? * Can it be a bit more efficient to duplicate only the required data in a single function call before? Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html