Re: [PATCH] nfs3_list_one_acl(): check get_acl() result with IS_ERR_OR_NULL
From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Sun Jul 27 2014 - 09:19:28 EST
On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 02:58:01PM +0300, Andrey Utkin wrote:
> There was a check for result being not NULL. But get_acl() may return
> NULL, or ERR_PTR, or actual pointer.
> The purpose of the function where current change is done is to "list
> ACLs only when they are available", so any error condition of get_acl()
> mustn't be elevated, and returning 0 there is still valid.
>
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81111
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Utkin <andrey.krieger.utkin@xxxxxxxxx>
Looks good, thanks!
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
should probably get a cc to stable as the original patch has one
as well.
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