Re: [PATCH -mm 5/8] user ns: prepare copy_tree, copy_mnt, and their callers to handle errs

From: Frederik Deweerdt
Date: Thu Jan 04 2007 - 14:02:30 EST


On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 12:12:15PM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
> index 5da87e2..a4039a3 100644
> --- a/fs/namespace.c
> +++ b/fs/namespace.c
> @@ -708,8 +708,9 @@ struct vfsmount *copy_tree(struct vfsmou
> return NULL;
>
> res = q = clone_mnt(mnt, dentry, flag);
> - if (!q)
> - goto Enomem;
> + if (!q || IS_ERR(q)) {
> + return q;
> + }
> q->mnt_mountpoint = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
>
> p = mnt;
> @@ -730,8 +731,9 @@ struct vfsmount *copy_tree(struct vfsmou
> nd.mnt = q;
> nd.dentry = p->mnt_mountpoint;
> q = clone_mnt(p, p->mnt_root, flag);
> - if (!q)
> - goto Enomem;
> + if (!q || IS_ERR(q)) {
> + goto Error;
> + }
> spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
> list_add_tail(&q->mnt_list, &res->mnt_list);
> attach_mnt(q, &nd);
> @@ -739,7 +741,7 @@ struct vfsmount *copy_tree(struct vfsmou
> }
> }
> return res;
> -Enomem:
> +Error:
> if (res) {
^^^^^^^^^^
I think that this check can be safely skiped, as res is always non-NULL
when Error: is now reached, isn't it?

Regards,
Frederik
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