# \[PATCH\] block/ps3vram: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in ps3vram\_cache\_init()

- From: SF Markus Elfring \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-08-07 10:52:56 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2017/08/5060940
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2017/08/5060940/t.md

```text
From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 12:37:01 +0200

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

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Link: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/sites/events/files/slides/LCJ16-Refactor_Strings-WSang_0.pdf
Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <redacted>
---
 drivers/block/ps3vram.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/ps3vram.c b/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
index e0e81cacd781..ba97d037279e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
@@ -409,10 +409,8 @@ static int ps3vram_cache_init(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev)
 	priv->cache.page_size = CACHE_PAGE_SIZE;
 	priv->cache.tags = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ps3vram_tag) *
 				   CACHE_PAGE_COUNT, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (priv->cache.tags == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&dev->core, "Could not allocate cache tags\n");
+	if (!priv->cache.tags)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	dev_info(&dev->core, "Created ram cache: %d entries, %d KiB each\n",
 		CACHE_PAGE_COUNT, CACHE_PAGE_SIZE / 1024);
-- 
2.13.4
```