Re: [PATCH next] ntfs: add missing error code in ntfs_mft_record_alloc()

From: Hyunchul Lee

Date: Fri Apr 10 2026 - 19:24:45 EST


2026년 4월 10일 (금) 오후 3:47, Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>님이 작성:
>
> Return -ENOMEM if the kmalloc() fails. Don't return success.
>
> Fixes: 115380f9a2f9 ("ntfs: update mft operations")
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>

Looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@xxxxxxxxx>

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> I have wanted to avoid sending patches but it was easier to fix it than
> explain the warning. :P
>
> fs/ntfs/namei.c:677 __ntfs_create() error: uninitialized symbol 'ni_mrec'.
>
> fs/ntfs/mft.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ntfs/mft.c b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
> index bf028c1aea26..0c545fd08b66 100644
> --- a/fs/ntfs/mft.c
> +++ b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
> @@ -2503,6 +2503,7 @@ int ntfs_mft_record_alloc(struct ntfs_volume *vol, const int mode,
> folio_unlock(folio);
> kunmap_local(m);
> folio_put(folio);
> + err = -ENOMEM;
> goto undo_mftbmp_alloc;
> }
>
> --
> 2.53.0
>


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Thanks,
Hyunchul