diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index 8df02ba..571b514 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -982,11 +982,9 @@ static int atl1c_setup_ring_resources(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
 	size = sizeof(struct atl1c_buffer) * (tpd_ring->count * 2 +
 		rfd_ring->count);
 	tpd_ring->buffer_info = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!tpd_ring->buffer_info)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "kzalloc failed, size = %d\n",
-			size);
+	if (unlikely(!tpd_ring->buffer_info))
 		goto err_nomem;
-	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < AT_MAX_TRANSMIT_QUEUE; i++) {
 		tpd_ring[i].buffer_info =
 			(tpd_ring->buffer_info + count);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index cf79d93..92f4734 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -819,8 +819,6 @@ static int atl1e_setup_ring_resources(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter)
 	size = sizeof(struct atl1e_tx_buffer) * (tx_ring->count);
 	tx_ring->tx_buffer = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tx_ring->tx_buffer == NULL) {
-		netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "kzalloc failed, size = D%d\n",
-			   size);
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c
index 3ba6be6..c030274 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c
@@ -1518,10 +1518,8 @@ static void b44_setup_pseudo_magicp(struct b44 *bp)
 	u8 pwol_mask[B44_PMASK_SIZE];
 
 	pwol_pattern = kzalloc(B44_PATTERN_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pwol_pattern) {
-		pr_err("Memory not available for WOL\n");
+	if (!pwol_pattern)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	/* Ipv4 magic packet pattern - pattern 0.*/
 	memset(pwol_mask, 0, B44_PMASK_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
index f5b6b47..7d81e05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -886,10 +886,9 @@ static int bcm_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	priv->tx_desc_alloc_size = size;
 	priv->tx_desc_cpu = p;
 
-	priv->tx_skb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sk_buff *) * priv->tx_ring_size,
+	priv->tx_skb = kcalloc(priv->tx_ring_size, sizeof(struct sk_buff *),
 			       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->tx_skb) {
-		dev_err(kdev, "cannot allocate rx skb queue\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free_tx_ring;
 	}
@@ -900,10 +899,9 @@ static int bcm_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock);
 
 	/* init & fill rx ring with skbs */
-	priv->rx_skb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sk_buff *) * priv->rx_ring_size,
+	priv->rx_skb = kcalloc(priv->rx_ring_size, sizeof(struct sk_buff *),
 			       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->rx_skb) {
-		dev_err(kdev, "cannot allocate rx skb queue\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free_tx_skb;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index 1c4dadc..149a3a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -5425,11 +5425,9 @@ static struct cnic_dev *cnic_alloc_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	alloc_size = sizeof(struct cnic_dev) + sizeof(struct cnic_local);
 
-	cdev = kzalloc(alloc_size , GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (cdev == NULL) {
-		netdev_err(dev, "allocate dev struct failure\n");
+	cdev = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (cdev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	cdev->netdev = dev;
 	cdev->cnic_priv = (char *)cdev + sizeof(struct cnic_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index ab07026..90195e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -5793,10 +5793,8 @@ static void tg3_dump_state(struct tg3 *tp)
 	u32 *regs;
 
 	regs = kzalloc(TG3_REG_BLK_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!regs) {
-		netdev_err(tp->dev, "Failed allocating register dump buffer\n");
+	if (!regs)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	if (tg3_flag(tp, PCI_EXPRESS)) {
 		/* Read up to but not including private PCI registers */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
index d0fe53c..45e59d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
@@ -716,12 +716,11 @@ static int gfar_ethflow_to_filer_table(struct gfar_private *priv, u64 ethflow,
 	int j = MAX_FILER_IDX, l = 0x0;
 	int ret = 1;
 
-	local_rqfpr = kmalloc(sizeof(unsigned int) * (MAX_FILER_IDX + 1),
-			      GFP_KERNEL);
-	local_rqfcr = kmalloc(sizeof(unsigned int) * (MAX_FILER_IDX + 1),
-			      GFP_KERNEL);
+	local_rqfpr = kmalloc_array(MAX_FILER_IDX + 1, sizeof(unsigned int),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
+	local_rqfcr = kmalloc_array(MAX_FILER_IDX + 1, sizeof(unsigned int),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!local_rqfpr || !local_rqfcr) {
-		pr_err("Out of memory\n");
 		ret = 0;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 19b64de..91977d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -1921,10 +1921,8 @@ static void ehea_add_multicast_entry(struct ehea_port *port, u8 *mc_mac_addr)
 	u64 hret;
 
 	ehea_mcl_entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*ehea_mcl_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!ehea_mcl_entry) {
-		pr_err("no mem for mcl_entry\n");
+	if (!ehea_mcl_entry)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehea_mcl_entry->list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_qmr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_qmr.c
index 27f8817..9b03033 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_qmr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_qmr.c
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ static int hw_queue_ctor(struct hw_queue *queue, const u32 nr_of_pages,
 	}
 
 	queue->queue_length = nr_of_pages * pagesize;
-	queue->queue_pages = kmalloc(nr_of_pages * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!queue->queue_pages) {
-		pr_err("no mem for queue_pages\n");
+	queue->queue_pages = kmalloc_array(nr_of_pages, sizeof(void *),
+					   GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!queue->queue_pages)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * allocate pages for queue:
@@ -129,10 +128,8 @@ struct ehea_cq *ehea_create_cq(struct ehea_adapter *adapter,
 	void *vpage;
 
 	cq = kzalloc(sizeof(*cq), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cq) {
-		pr_err("no mem for cq\n");
+	if (!cq)
 		goto out_nomem;
-	}
 
 	cq->attr.max_nr_of_cqes = nr_of_cqe;
 	cq->attr.cq_token = cq_token;
@@ -257,10 +254,8 @@ struct ehea_eq *ehea_create_eq(struct ehea_adapter *adapter,
 	struct ehea_eq *eq;
 
 	eq = kzalloc(sizeof(*eq), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!eq) {
-		pr_err("no mem for eq\n");
+	if (!eq)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	eq->adapter = adapter;
 	eq->attr.type = type;
@@ -428,10 +423,8 @@ struct ehea_qp *ehea_create_qp(struct ehea_adapter *adapter,
 
 
 	qp = kzalloc(sizeof(*qp), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!qp) {
-		pr_err("no mem for qp\n");
+	if (!qp)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	qp->adapter = adapter;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
index 50ea12b..1f7ecf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
@@ -528,12 +528,9 @@ static int mal_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	irq_handler_t hdlr_serr, hdlr_txde, hdlr_rxde;
 
 	mal = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mal_instance), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mal) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR
-		       "mal%d: out of memory allocating MAL structure!\n",
-		       index);
+	if (!mal)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	mal->index = index;
 	mal->ofdev = ofdev;
 	mal->version = of_device_is_compatible(ofdev->dev.of_node, "ibm,mcmal2") ? 2 : 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index 4181f6e..c859771 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	adapter->bounce_buffer =
 	    kmalloc(netdev->mtu + IBMVETH_BUFF_OH, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->bounce_buffer) {
-		netdev_err(netdev, "unable to allocate bounce buffer\n");
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_free_irq;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index a59e630..1aaf193 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2671,9 +2671,8 @@ static int igb_sw_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 	igb_init_queue_configuration(adapter);
 
 	/* Setup and initialize a copy of the hw vlan table array */
-	adapter->shadow_vfta = kzalloc(sizeof(u32) *
-				E1000_VLAN_FILTER_TBL_SIZE,
-				GFP_ATOMIC);
+	adapter->shadow_vfta = kcalloc(E1000_VLAN_FILTER_TBL_SIZE, sizeof(u32),
+				       GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	/* This call may decrease the number of queues */
 	if (igb_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter, true)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index 8224889..f53f713 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -1399,12 +1399,10 @@ static void igbvf_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 	int i;
 
 	if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
-		mta_list = kmalloc(netdev_mc_count(netdev) * 6, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!mta_list) {
-			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			        "failed to allocate multicast filter list\n");
+		mta_list = kmalloc_array(netdev_mc_count(netdev), ETH_ALEN,
+					 GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!mta_list)
 			return;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/* prepare a packed array of only addresses. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
index c27b23d8..2914050 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1879,12 +1879,10 @@ static int rxq_init(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, int index)
 	memset(rxq->rx_desc_area, 0, size);
 
 	rxq->rx_desc_area_size = size;
-	rxq->rx_skb = kmalloc(rxq->rx_ring_size * sizeof(*rxq->rx_skb),
-								GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rxq->rx_skb == NULL) {
-		netdev_err(mp->dev, "can't allocate rx skb ring\n");
+	rxq->rx_skb = kmalloc_array(rxq->rx_ring_size, sizeof(*rxq->rx_skb),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rxq->rx_skb == NULL)
 		goto out_free;
-	}
 
 	rx_desc = rxq->rx_desc_area;
 	for (i = 0; i < rxq->rx_ring_size; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvmdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvmdio.c
index 74f1c15..77b7c80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvmdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvmdio.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static int orion_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bus->irq = kmalloc(sizeof(int) * PHY_MAX_ADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bus->irq) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot allocate PHY IRQ array\n");
 		mdiobus_free(bus);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
index 8b08bc4..171f4b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/skge.c
@@ -3916,10 +3916,9 @@ static int skge_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	/* space for skge@pci:0000:04:00.0 */
 	hw = kzalloc(sizeof(*hw) + strlen(DRV_NAME "@pci:")
 		     + strlen(pci_name(pdev)) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hw) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot allocate hardware struct\n");
+	if (!hw)
 		goto err_out_free_regions;
-	}
+
 	sprintf(hw->irq_name, DRV_NAME "@pci:%s", pci_name(pdev));
 
 	hw->pdev = pdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
index 366a12a..fc07ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c
@@ -4969,10 +4969,8 @@ static int sky2_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	hw = kzalloc(sizeof(*hw) + strlen(DRV_NAME "@pci:")
 		     + strlen(pci_name(pdev)) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hw) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot allocate hardware struct\n");
+	if (!hw)
 		goto err_out_free_regions;
-	}
 
 	hw->pdev = pdev;
 	sprintf(hw->irq_name, DRV_NAME "@pci:%s", pci_name(pdev));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
index 8611c89..e375fad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
@@ -191,10 +191,8 @@ static void *mlx4_en_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 	printk_once(KERN_INFO "%s", mlx4_en_version);
 
-	mdev = kzalloc(sizeof *mdev, GFP_KERNEL);
+	mdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*mdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdev) {
-		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "Device struct alloc failed, "
-			"aborting.\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_res;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 9df5644..9aeeab1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -2054,10 +2054,8 @@ static int __mlx4_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, int pci_dev_data)
 	/* Allow large DMA segments, up to the firmware limit of 1 GB */
 	dma_set_max_seg_size(&pdev->dev, 1024 * 1024 * 1024);
 
-	priv = kzalloc(sizeof *priv, GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Device struct alloc failed, "
-			"aborting.\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_release_regions;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index f8408d6..4f9937e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -664,10 +664,9 @@ static int myri10ge_adopt_running_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp)
 	/* copy header of running firmware from SRAM to host memory to
 	 * validate firmware */
 	hdr = kmalloc(bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (hdr == NULL) {
-		dev_err(dev, "could not malloc firmware hdr\n");
+	if (hdr == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	memcpy_fromio(hdr, mgp->sram + hdr_offset, bytes);
 	status = myri10ge_validate_firmware(mgp, hdr);
 	kfree(hdr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
index 7f556a8..1bcaf45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
@@ -201,11 +201,8 @@ netxen_setup_minidump(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->mdump.md_template =
 		kmalloc(adapter->mdump.md_template_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (!adapter->mdump.md_template) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate memory "
-			"for minidump template.\n");
+	if (!adapter->mdump.md_template)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	err = netxen_get_minidump_template(adapter);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index 946160f..9fbb1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -670,11 +670,9 @@ static int nx_p3_nic_add_mac(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 
 	cur = kzalloc(sizeof(nx_mac_list_t), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (cur == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to add mac address filter\n",
-				adapter->netdev->name);
+	if (cur == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	memcpy(cur->mac_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	list_add_tail(&cur->list, &adapter->mac_list);
 	return nx_p3_sre_macaddr_change(adapter,
@@ -2568,16 +2566,10 @@ netxen_dump_fw(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 					adapter->mdump.md_capture_size;
 	if (!adapter->mdump.md_capture_buff) {
 		adapter->mdump.md_capture_buff =
-				vmalloc(adapter->mdump.md_dump_size);
-		if (!adapter->mdump.md_capture_buff) {
-			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				"Unable to allocate memory for minidump "
-				"capture_buffer(%d bytes).\n",
-					adapter->mdump.md_dump_size);
+				vzalloc(adapter->mdump.md_dump_size);
+		if (!adapter->mdump.md_capture_buff)
 			return;
-		}
-		memset(adapter->mdump.md_capture_buff, 0,
-				adapter->mdump.md_dump_size);
+
 		if (netxen_collect_minidump(adapter)) {
 			adapter->mdump.has_valid_dump = 0;
 			adapter->mdump.md_dump_size = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 695667d..db50598 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -197,41 +197,34 @@ int netxen_alloc_sw_resources(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	struct nx_host_sds_ring *sds_ring;
 	struct nx_host_tx_ring *tx_ring;
 	struct netxen_rx_buffer *rx_buf;
-	int ring, i, size;
+	int ring, i;
 
 	struct netxen_cmd_buffer *cmd_buf_arr;
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 
-	size = sizeof(struct nx_host_tx_ring);
-	tx_ring = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (tx_ring == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: failed to allocate tx ring struct\n",
-		       netdev->name);
+	tx_ring = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nx_host_tx_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (tx_ring == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	adapter->tx_ring = tx_ring;
 
 	tx_ring->num_desc = adapter->num_txd;
 	tx_ring->txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0);
 
 	cmd_buf_arr = vzalloc(TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
-	if (cmd_buf_arr == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: failed to allocate cmd buffer ring\n",
-		       netdev->name);
+	if (cmd_buf_arr == NULL)
 		goto err_out;
-	}
+
 	tx_ring->cmd_buf_arr = cmd_buf_arr;
 
 	recv_ctx = &adapter->recv_ctx;
 
-	size = adapter->max_rds_rings * sizeof (struct nx_host_rds_ring);
-	rds_ring = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rds_ring == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: failed to allocate rds ring struct\n",
-		       netdev->name);
+	rds_ring = kcalloc(adapter->max_rds_rings,
+			   sizeof(struct nx_host_rds_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rds_ring == NULL)
 		goto err_out;
-	}
+
 	recv_ctx->rds_rings = rds_ring;
 
 	for (ring = 0; ring < adapter->max_rds_rings; ring++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 7a849fc..501f492 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -3176,11 +3176,8 @@ netxen_list_config_vlan_ip(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
 		}
 
 		cur = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nx_vlan_ip_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (cur == NULL) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to add vlan ip to list\n",
-					adapter->netdev->name);
+		if (cur == NULL)
 			return;
-		}
 
 		cur->ip_addr = ifa->ifa_address;
 		list_add_tail(&cur->list, &adapter->vlan_ip_list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
index c0ed12d..8fd38cb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
@@ -2591,13 +2591,11 @@ static int ql_alloc_buffer_queues(struct ql3_adapter *qdev)
 	else
 		qdev->lrg_buf_q_alloc_size = qdev->lrg_buf_q_size * 2;
 
-	qdev->lrg_buf =
-		kmalloc(qdev->num_large_buffers * sizeof(struct ql_rcv_buf_cb),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (qdev->lrg_buf == NULL) {
-		netdev_err(qdev->ndev, "qdev->lrg_buf alloc failed\n");
+	qdev->lrg_buf = kmalloc_array(qdev->num_large_buffers,
+				      sizeof(struct ql_rcv_buf_cb),
+				      GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (qdev->lrg_buf == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	qdev->lrg_buf_q_alloc_virt_addr =
 		pci_alloc_consistent(qdev->pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
index c9e24a8..8163e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
@@ -1171,12 +1171,9 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_copy_bootloader(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		size = (size + 16) & ~0xF;
 
 	p_cache = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (p_cache == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			"Failed to allocate memory for boot loader cache\n");
+	if (p_cache == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	ret = qlcnic_83xx_lockless_flash_read32(adapter, src, p_cache,
 						size / sizeof(u32));
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1487,12 +1484,9 @@ int qlcnic_83xx_get_reset_instruction_template(struct qlcnic_adapter *p_dev)
 
 	ahw->reset.seq_error = 0;
 	ahw->reset.buff = kzalloc(QLC_83XX_RESTART_TEMPLATE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (p_dev->ahw->reset.buff == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&p_dev->pdev->dev,
-			"%s: resource allocation failed\n", __func__);
+	if (p_dev->ahw->reset.buff == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	p_buff = p_dev->ahw->reset.buff;
 	addr = QLC_83XX_RESET_TEMPLATE_ADDR;
 	count = sizeof(struct qlc_83xx_reset_hdr) / sizeof(u32);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
index 88a2330..4ee92b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
@@ -481,11 +481,9 @@ int qlcnic_nic_add_mac(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, const u8 *addr)
 	}
 
 	cur = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qlcnic_mac_list_s), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (cur == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->netdev->dev,
-			"failed to add mac address filter\n");
+	if (cur == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	memcpy(cur->mac_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	if (qlcnic_sre_macaddr_change(adapter,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index aa71eba..10ad25d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -184,18 +184,15 @@ int qlcnic_alloc_sw_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	struct qlcnic_host_rds_ring *rds_ring;
 	struct qlcnic_host_sds_ring *sds_ring;
 	struct qlcnic_rx_buffer *rx_buf;
-	int ring, i, size;
-
-	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+	int ring, i;
 
 	recv_ctx = adapter->recv_ctx;
 
-	size = adapter->max_rds_rings * sizeof(struct qlcnic_host_rds_ring);
-	rds_ring = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (rds_ring == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&netdev->dev, "failed to allocate rds ring struct\n");
+	rds_ring = kcalloc(adapter->max_rds_rings,
+			   sizeof(struct qlcnic_host_rds_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rds_ring == NULL)
 		goto err_out;
-	}
+
 	recv_ctx->rds_rings = rds_ring;
 
 	for (ring = 0; ring < adapter->max_rds_rings; ring++) {
@@ -221,11 +218,8 @@ int qlcnic_alloc_sw_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 			break;
 		}
 		rds_ring->rx_buf_arr = vzalloc(RCV_BUFF_RINGSIZE(rds_ring));
-		if (rds_ring->rx_buf_arr == NULL) {
-			dev_err(&netdev->dev,
-				"Failed to allocate rx buffer ring %d\n", ring);
+		if (rds_ring->rx_buf_arr == NULL)
 			goto err_out;
-		}
 
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rds_ring->free_list);
 		/*
@@ -448,10 +442,8 @@ int qlcnic_pinit_from_rom(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	buf = kcalloc(n, sizeof(struct crb_addr_pair), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (buf == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to calloc memory for rom read.\n");
+	if (buf == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		if (qlcnic_rom_fast_read(adapter, 8*i + 4*offset, &val) != 0 ||
@@ -657,10 +649,8 @@ static int qlcnic_get_flt_entry(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 region,
 
 	entry_size = flt_hdr.len - sizeof(struct qlcnic_flt_header);
 	flt_entry = vzalloc(entry_size);
-	if (flt_entry == NULL) {
-		dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "error allocating memory\n");
+	if (flt_entry == NULL)
 		return -EIO;
-	}
 
 	ret = qlcnic_rom_fast_read_words(adapter, QLCNIC_FLT_LOCATION +
 					 sizeof(struct qlcnic_flt_header),
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index e315e97..557b167 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -414,10 +414,8 @@ int qlcnic_enable_msix(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 num_msix)
 		adapter->msix_entries = kcalloc(num_msix,
 						sizeof(struct msix_entry),
 						GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!adapter->msix_entries) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed allocating msix_entries\n");
+		if (!adapter->msix_entries)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 	}
 
 	adapter->max_sds_rings = 1;
@@ -1536,8 +1534,6 @@ static int qlcnic_alloc_adapter_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->recv_ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qlcnic_recv_context),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->recv_ctx) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			"Failed to allocate recv ctx resources for adapter\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
@@ -1764,16 +1760,15 @@ void qlcnic_free_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 int qlcnic_alloc_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 			  struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	int ring, size, vector, index;
+	int ring, vector, index;
 	struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring;
 	struct qlcnic_cmd_buffer *cmd_buf_arr;
 
-	size = adapter->max_drv_tx_rings * sizeof(struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring);
-	tx_ring = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (tx_ring == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&netdev->dev, "failed to allocate tx rings\n");
+	tx_ring = kcalloc(adapter->max_drv_tx_rings,
+			  sizeof(struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (tx_ring == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	adapter->tx_ring = tx_ring;
 
 	for (ring = 0; ring < adapter->max_drv_tx_rings; ring++) {
@@ -1782,8 +1777,6 @@ int qlcnic_alloc_tx_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 		tx_ring->txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, ring);
 		cmd_buf_arr = vzalloc(TX_BUFF_RINGSIZE(tx_ring));
 		if (cmd_buf_arr == NULL) {
-			dev_err(&netdev->dev,
-				"failed to allocate cmd buffer ring\n");
 			qlcnic_free_tx_rings(adapter);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
index 6281cbd..8dbc8e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
@@ -931,12 +931,9 @@ int qlcnic_dump_fw(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	fw_dump->data = vzalloc(dump_size);
-	if (!fw_dump->data) {
-		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			 "Unable to allocate (%d KB) for fw dump\n",
-			 dump_size / 1024);
+	if (!fw_dump->data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	buffer = fw_dump->data;
 	fw_dump->size = dump_size;
 	no_entries = tmpl_hdr->num_entries;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
index e938158..325627e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -4572,7 +4572,6 @@ static int ql_init_device(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct net_device *ndev,
 		qdev->mpi_coredump =
 			vmalloc(sizeof(struct ql_mpi_coredump));
 		if (qdev->mpi_coredump == NULL) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Coredump alloc failed.\n");
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_out2;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
index 34f76e9..5b4103d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/r6040.c
@@ -1192,9 +1192,8 @@ static int r6040_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	lp->mii_bus->name = "r6040_eth_mii";
 	snprintf(lp->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s-%x",
 		dev_name(&pdev->dev), card_idx);
-	lp->mii_bus->irq = kmalloc(sizeof(int)*PHY_MAX_ADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
+	lp->mii_bus->irq = kmalloc_array(PHY_MAX_ADDR, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lp->mii_bus->irq) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "mii_bus irq allocation failed\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out_mdio;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index e195c1e..33e9617 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -891,18 +891,16 @@ static int sh_eth_ring_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 		mdp->rx_buf_sz += NET_IP_ALIGN;
 
 	/* Allocate RX and TX skb rings */
-	mdp->rx_skbuff = kmalloc(sizeof(*mdp->rx_skbuff) * mdp->num_rx_ring,
-				GFP_KERNEL);
+	mdp->rx_skbuff = kmalloc_array(mdp->num_rx_ring,
+				       sizeof(*mdp->rx_skbuff), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdp->rx_skbuff) {
-		dev_err(&ndev->dev, "Cannot allocate Rx skb\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	mdp->tx_skbuff = kmalloc(sizeof(*mdp->tx_skbuff) * mdp->num_tx_ring,
-				GFP_KERNEL);
+	mdp->tx_skbuff = kmalloc_array(mdp->num_tx_ring,
+				       sizeof(*mdp->tx_skbuff), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdp->tx_skbuff) {
-		dev_err(&ndev->dev, "Cannot allocate Tx skb\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto skb_ring_free;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 8c65729..fd4d659 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -530,17 +530,18 @@ static void init_dma_desc_rings(struct net_device *dev)
 	DBG(probe, INFO, "stmmac: txsize %d, rxsize %d, bfsize %d\n",
 	    txsize, rxsize, bfsize);
 
-	priv->rx_skbuff_dma = kmalloc(rxsize * sizeof(dma_addr_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-	priv->rx_skbuff =
-	    kmalloc(sizeof(struct sk_buff *) * rxsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv->rx_skbuff_dma = kmalloc_array(rxsize, sizeof(dma_addr_t),
+					    GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv->rx_skbuff = kmalloc_array(rxsize, sizeof(struct sk_buff *),
+					GFP_KERNEL);
 	priv->dma_rx =
 	    (struct dma_desc *)dma_alloc_coherent(priv->device,
 						  rxsize *
 						  sizeof(struct dma_desc),
 						  &priv->dma_rx_phy,
 						  GFP_KERNEL);
-	priv->tx_skbuff = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sk_buff *) * txsize,
-				       GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv->tx_skbuff = kmalloc_array(txsize, sizeof(struct sk_buff *),
+					GFP_KERNEL);
 	priv->dma_tx =
 	    (struct dma_desc *)dma_alloc_coherent(priv->device,
 						  txsize *
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
index c8c4915..e4c1c88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
@@ -4342,7 +4342,7 @@ static int niu_alloc_rx_ring_info(struct niu *np,
 {
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct rxdma_mailbox) != 64);
 
-	rp->rxhash = kzalloc(MAX_RBR_RING_SIZE * sizeof(struct page *),
+	rp->rxhash = kcalloc(MAX_RBR_RING_SIZE, sizeof(struct page *),
 			     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rp->rxhash)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index b35e6a7..9e63bff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1061,12 +1061,10 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
 	}
 	data->cpts_clock_shift = prop;
 
-	data->slave_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cpsw_slave_data) *
-				   data->slaves, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data->slave_data) {
-		pr_err("Could not allocate slave memory.\n");
+	data->slave_data = kcalloc(data->slaves, sizeof(struct cpsw_slave_data),
+				   GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data->slave_data)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	if (of_property_read_u32(node, "cpdma_channels", &prop)) {
 		pr_err("Missing cpdma_channels property in the DT.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
index cca2550..d04a622 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
@@ -320,10 +320,8 @@ static int davinci_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret, addr;
 
 	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to alloc device data\n");
+	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	data->bus = mdiobus_alloc();
 	if (!data->bus) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index 5022093..9fc2ada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -238,11 +238,9 @@ static int temac_dma_bd_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 	int i;
 
 	lp->rx_skb = kcalloc(RX_BD_NUM, sizeof(*lp->rx_skb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!lp->rx_skb) {
-		dev_err(&ndev->dev,
-				"can't allocate memory for DMA RX buffer\n");
+	if (!lp->rx_skb)
 		goto out;
-	}
+
 	/* allocate the tx and rx ring buffer descriptors. */
 	/* returns a virtual address and a physical address. */
 	lp->tx_bd_v = dma_alloc_coherent(ndev->dev.parent,
