Functions:

	- g_new_geomf(),
	- g_new_providerf(),
	- g_new_consumer()

cannot failed (by returning NULL), so don't scare programmers.

5 files changed, 11 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_access.9 b/share/man/man9/g_access.9
index f2fd216..df51eb7 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/g_access.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/g_access.9
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ some_function(struct g_geom *mygeom, struct g_provider *pp)
 
 	/* Create new consumer on 'mygeom' geom. */
 	cp = g_new_consumer(mygeom);
-	if (cp == NULL)
-		return;
 	/* Attach newly created consumer to given provider. */
 	if (g_attach(cp, pp) != 0) {
 		g_destroy_consumer(cp);
diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_attach.9 b/share/man/man9/g_attach.9
index 5f31d9b..6fcaf58 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/g_attach.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/g_attach.9
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ some_function(struct g_geom *mygeom, struct g_provider *pp)
 
 	/* Create new consumer on 'mygeom' geom. */
 	cp = g_new_consumer(mygeom);
-	if (cp == NULL)
-		return;
 	/* Attach newly created consumer to given provider. */
 	if (g_attach(cp, pp) != 0) {
 		g_destroy_consumer(cp);
diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_consumer.9 b/share/man/man9/g_consumer.9
index 67ecc9f4..f0b5b1c 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/g_consumer.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/g_consumer.9
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ The topology lock has to be held.
 .El
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Fn g_new_consumer
-returns a pointer to the newly created consumer or
-.Dv NULL
-if an error occured.
+returns a pointer to the newly created consumer.
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 Create consumer, attach it to given provider, gain read access and clean up.
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
@@ -96,8 +94,6 @@ some_function(struct g_geom *mygeom, struct g_provider *pp)
 
 	/* Create new consumer on 'mygeom' geom. */
 	cp = g_new_consumer(mygeom);
-	if (cp == NULL)
-		return;
 	/* Attach newly created consumer to given provider. */
 	if (g_attach(cp, pp) != 0) {
 		g_destroy_consumer(cp);
diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_geom.9 b/share/man/man9/g_geom.9
index ab2d02c..5d889b1 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/g_geom.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/g_geom.9
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ The topology lock has to be held.
 .El
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Fn g_new_geomf
-returns a pointer to the newly created geom or
-.Dv NULL
-if an error occured.
+returns a pointer to the newly created geom.
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 Create an example geom.
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
@@ -158,13 +156,11 @@ create_example_geom(struct g_class *myclass)
 	g_topology_lock();
 	gp = g_new_geomf(myclass, "example_geom");
 	g_topology_unlock();
-	if (gp != NULL) {
-		gp->start = g_example_start;
-		gp->orphan = g_example_orphan;
-		gp->spoiled = g_example_spoiled;
-		gp->access = g_example_access;
-		gp->softc = NULL;
-	}
+	gp->start = g_example_start;
+	gp->orphan = g_example_orphan;
+	gp->spoiled = g_example_spoiled;
+	gp->access = g_example_access;
+	gp->softc = NULL;
 
 	return (gp);
 }
diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_provider.9 b/share/man/man9/g_provider.9
index 68f5819..a03dfbc 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/g_provider.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/g_provider.9
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ The topology lock has to be held.
 .El
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Fn g_new_providerf
-returns a pointer to the newly created provider or
-.Dv NULL
-if an error occured.
+returns a pointer to the newly created provider.
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 Create an example provider, set its parameters and make it usable.
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
@@ -117,12 +115,10 @@ create_example_provider(struct g_geom *gp)
 
 	g_topology_lock();
 	pp = g_new_providerf(gp, "example_provider");
+	pp->mediasize = 65536;
+	pp->sectorsize = 512;
+	g_error_provider(pp, 0);
 	g_topology_unlock();
-	if (pp != NULL) {
-		pp->mediasize = 65536;
-		pp->sectorsize = 512;
-		g_error_provider(pp, 0);
-	}
 
 	return (pp);
 }