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Subject: Re: md: Combine two kmalloc() calls into one in sb_equal()
To: Bernd Schubert <bernd.schubert@fastmail.fm>
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From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
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> So where did you get the idea from that it is not checked immediately?

Is another variable assignment performed so far before the return value
is checked from a previous function call?

Regards,
Markus