4 files changed, 11 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index 0c24bd4d6562..aeb7e5fb4a04 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -235,11 +235,7 @@ int acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(const char *device_class,
                 return result;
         }
 
-        result =
-            genlmsg_multicast(skb, 0, acpi_event_mcgrp.id, GFP_ATOMIC);
-        if (result)
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                  "Failed to send a Genetlink message!\n"));
+        genlmsg_multicast(skb, 0, acpi_event_mcgrp.id, GFP_ATOMIC);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 5f77417ed585..3ee4eb40abcf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -533,12 +533,8 @@ fc_host_post_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
         event->event_code = event_code;
         event->event_data = event_data;
 
-        err = nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS,
-                              GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (err && (err != -ESRCH))     /* filter no recipient errors */
-                /* nlmsg_multicast already kfree_skb'd */
-                goto send_fail;
-
+        nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS,
+                        GFP_KERNEL);
         return;
 
 send_fail_skb:
@@ -607,12 +603,8 @@ fc_host_post_vendor_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
         event->event_code = FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE;
         memcpy(&event->event_data, data_buf, data_len);
 
-        err = nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS,
-                              GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (err && (err != -ESRCH))     /* filter no recipient errors */
-                /* nlmsg_multicast already kfree_skb'd */
-                goto send_vendor_fail;
-
+        nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS,
+                        GFP_KERNEL);
         return;
 
 send_vendor_fail_skb:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 75c9297694cb..2adfab8c11c1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -966,15 +966,7 @@ iscsi_if_transport_lookup(struct iscsi_transport *tt)
 static int
 iscsi_broadcast_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-        int rc;
-
-        rc = netlink_broadcast(nls, skb, 0, 1, gfp);
-        if (rc < 0) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "iscsi: can not broadcast skb (%d)\n", rc);
-                return rc;
-        }
-
-        return 0;
+        return netlink_broadcast(nls, skb, 0, 1, gfp);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1207,7 +1199,7 @@ int iscsi_session_event(struct iscsi_cls_session *session,
          * the user and when the daemon is restarted it will handle it
          */
         rc = iscsi_broadcast_skb(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (rc < 0)
+        if (rc == -ESRCH)
                 iscsi_cls_session_printk(KERN_ERR, session,
                                          "Cannot notify userspace of session "
                                          "event %u. Check iscsi daemon\n",
diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index 6c2d37fdd3b9..74ae75899009 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -204,8 +204,11 @@ static int uvesafb_exec(struct uvesafb_ktask *task)
                 } else {
                         v86d_started = 1;
                         err = cn_netlink_send(m, 0, gfp_any());
+                        if (err == -ENOBUFS)
+                                err = 0;
                 }
-        }
+        } else if (err == -ENOBUFS)
+                err = 0;
 
         if (!err && !(task->t.flags & TF_EXIT))
                 err = !wait_for_completion_timeout(task->done,