[PATCH] vhost: Use ERR_CAST inlined function instead of ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(...))

From: Pei Xiao
Date: Wed Jun 04 2025 - 02:56:17 EST


cocci warning:
./kernel/vhost_task.c:148:9-16: WARNING: ERR_CAST can be used with tsk

Use ERR_CAST inlined function instead of ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(...)).

Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao <xiaopei01@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/vhost_task.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/vhost_task.c b/kernel/vhost_task.c
index 2f844c279a3e..8c4a82c0bdbe 100644
--- a/kernel/vhost_task.c
+++ b/kernel/vhost_task.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_task_stop);
* @arg: data to be passed to fn and handled_kill
* @name: the thread's name
*
- * This returns a specialized task for use by the vhost layer or ERR_PTR() on
+ * This returns a specialized task for use by the vhost layer or ERR_CAST() on
* failure. The returned task is inactive, and the caller must fire it up
* through vhost_task_start().
*/
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ struct vhost_task *vhost_task_create(bool (*fn)(void *),
tsk = copy_process(NULL, 0, NUMA_NO_NODE, &args);
if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
kfree(vtsk);
- return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(tsk));
+ return ERR_CAST(tsk);
}

vtsk->task = tsk;
--
2.25.1