Refactor: move potentially failing allocations to earlier

src/vdp_pesi.c

@@ -316,6 +316,16 @@ vped_include(struct req *preq, const char *src, const char *host,
 	AN(req);
 	VSLdbgv(preq, "vped_include: new req=%p", req);
 	assert(VXID(req->vsl->wid) == VXID(NO_VXID));
+
+	pesi2 = pesi_new(req->ws, pesi_tasks);
+	if (pesi2 == NULL) {
+		VSLb(req->vsl, SLT_Error,
+		     "Cannot allocate workspace for parallel ESI data");
+		req_fini(&req, wrk);
+		tree->retval = -1;
+		return (-1);
+	}
+
 	req->vsl->wid = VXID_Get(wrk, VSL_CLIENTMARKER);
 	VSLdbgv(preq, "vped_include: new xid=%ju", VXID(req->vsl->wid));
 
@@ -383,15 +393,6 @@ vped_include(struct req *preq, const char *src, const char *host,
 
 	req->transport = &VPED_transport;
 
-	pesi2 = pesi_new(req->ws, pesi_tasks);
-	if (pesi2 == NULL) {
-		VSLb(req->vsl, SLT_Error,
-		     "Cannot allocate workspace for parallel ESI data");
-		req_fini(&req, wrk);
-		tree->retval = -1;
-		return (-1);
-	}
-
 	pesi2->node = node;
 
 	req->transport_priv = pesi2;