iwm_wdev_alloc() returns an ERR_PTR on failure and not null. It also prints its own dev_err() message so I removed that as well. Compile tested only. Sorry. Found by smatch (http://repo.or.cz/w/smatch.git). regards, dan carpenter Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> --- orig/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/netdev.c 2009-07-24 09:56:49.000000000 +0300 +++ devel/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/netdev.c 2009-07-24 09:57:31.000000000 +0300 @@ -106,10 +106,8 @@ int ret = 0; wdev = iwm_wdev_alloc(sizeof_bus, dev); - if (!wdev) { - dev_err(dev, "no memory for wireless device instance\n"); - return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); - } + if (IS_ERR(wdev)) + return wdev; iwm = wdev_to_iwm(wdev); iwm->bus_ops = if_ops; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html