[PATCH RESEND v2] namei: use QSTR() instead of QSTR_INIT() in path_pts
From: Thorsten Blum
Date: Tue May 05 2026 - 07:48:24 EST
Drop the hard-coded length argument and use the simpler QSTR(). Inline
the code and drop the local variable.
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Inline QSTR() and drop the local variable as suggested by Al Viro
- v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260422123002.99876-3-thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx/
---
fs/namei.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c7fac83c9a85..01f3fbdf646c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3617,7 +3617,6 @@ int path_pts(struct path *path)
*/
struct dentry *parent = dget_parent(path->dentry);
struct dentry *child;
- struct qstr this = QSTR_INIT("pts", 3);
if (unlikely(!path_connected(path->mnt, parent))) {
dput(parent);
@@ -3625,7 +3624,7 @@ int path_pts(struct path *path)
}
dput(path->dentry);
path->dentry = parent;
- child = d_hash_and_lookup(parent, &this);
+ child = d_hash_and_lookup(parent, &QSTR("pts"));
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(child))
return -ENOENT;