use xmalloc instead of malloc
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c
index 222568e..30580bf 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c
@@ -641,9 +641,7 @@
 		length = EXT2_INODE_SIZE(fs->super);
 
 	if (length > (int) sizeof(struct ext2_inode_large)) {
-		w_inode = malloc(length);
-		if (!w_inode)
-			return ENOMEM;
+		w_inode = xmalloc(length);
 	} else
 		w_inode = &temp_inode;
 	memset(w_inode, 0, length);
@@ -731,9 +729,7 @@
 		return ext2fs_write_inode_full(fs, ino, inode,
 					       sizeof(struct ext2_inode));
 
-	buf = malloc(size);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(size);
 
 	memset(buf, 0, size);
 	*buf = *inode;