/* drbd_nl.c */
-extern int drbd_msg_put_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const char *info);
 extern void drbd_suspend_io(struct drbd_device *device);
 extern void drbd_resume_io(struct drbd_device *device);
 extern char *ppsize(char *buf, unsigned long long size);
 
 
        if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&new_cpu_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
                return -ENOMEM;
-               /*
-               retcode = ERR_NOMEM;
-               drbd_msg_put_info("unable to allocate cpumask");
-               */
 
        /* silently ignore cpu mask on UP kernel */
        if (nr_cpu_ids > 1 && res_opts->cpu_mask[0] != 0) {
 
        id = idr_alloc(&drbd_devices, device, minor, minor + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (id < 0) {
-               if (id == -ENOSPC) {
+               if (id == -ENOSPC)
                        err = ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
-                       drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb, "requested minor exists already");
-               }
                goto out_no_minor_idr;
        }
        kref_get(&device->kref);
 
        id = idr_alloc(&resource->devices, device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (id < 0) {
-               if (id == -ENOSPC) {
+               if (id == -ENOSPC)
                        err = ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
-                       drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb, "requested minor exists already");
-               }
                goto out_idr_remove_minor;
        }
        kref_get(&device->kref);
 
                id = idr_alloc(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (id < 0) {
-                       if (id == -ENOSPC) {
+                       if (id == -ENOSPC)
                                err = ERR_INVALID_REQUEST;
-                               drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb, "requested volume exists already");
-                       }
                        goto out_idr_remove_from_resource;
                }
                kref_get(&connection->kref);
 
        if (init_submitter(device)) {
                err = ERR_NOMEM;
-               drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb, "unable to create submit workqueue");
                goto out_idr_remove_vol;
        }
 
 
 
 /* Used on a fresh "drbd_adm_prepare"d reply_skb, this cannot fail: The only
  * reason it could fail was no space in skb, and there are 4k available. */
-int drbd_msg_put_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const char *info)
+static int drbd_msg_put_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const char *info)
 {
        struct nlattr *nla;
        int err = -EMSGSIZE;