# \[PATCH\] pata\_samsung\_cf: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in pata\_s3c\_probe()

- From: SF Markus Elfring \<hidden\>
- Date: 2018-02-16 10:08:41 
- List: linux-ide
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-ide/2018/02/5209977
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-ide/2018/02/5209977/t.md

```text
From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:55:51 +0100

Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function.

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <redacted>
---
 drivers/ata/pata_samsung_cf.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_samsung_cf.c b/drivers/ata/pata_samsung_cf.c
index 50801c40b029..bb96dc35950d 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_samsung_cf.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_samsung_cf.c
@@ -505,10 +505,8 @@ static int __init pata_s3c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cpu_type = platform_get_device_id(pdev)->driver_data;
 
 	info = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate memory for device data\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	info->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 
-- 
2.16.1

```
