On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 02:33:07AM +0000, Gavin O'Leary wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am new to the realm of linux kernel development. I've been sending in small
> patches to fix check-patch warnings. I was fixing up the file listed in the
> subject when I came across this warning.
>
> drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c:622: WARNING: Possible unnecessary 'out of
> memory' message
>
> Source Code:
>
> if (rxmeta == NULL) {
> netdev_err(wlandev->netdev,
> "%s: Failed to allocate rxmeta.\n", wlandev->name);
> result = 1;
> goto exit;
> }
>
> What is this warning about? How do I go about fixing it?
A "meta" comment, if you don't understand the warning, why would you
want to do anything about it?
thanks,
greg k-h
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