Re: [RFC] atomic create+open

[Miklos Szeredi]

> +/**
> + * release_open_intent - free up open intent resources
> + * @nd: pointer to nameidata
> + */
> +void release_open_intent(struct nameidata *nd)
> +{
> +	if (nd->intent.open.file->f_dentry == NULL)
> +		put_filp(nd->intent.open.file);
> +	else
> +		fput(nd->intent.open.file);
> +}
> +

This (or at least it's call site in open_namei()) should check for
IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file).

If lookup_instantiate_filp() retuns an error and is called from
->create(), release_open_intent() will be called twice, and the second
one will Oops.

Miklos
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