Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Eric W. Biederman
<ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>       tty->link->driver_data = pts_path;
>>
>>       retval = ptm_driver->ops->open(tty, filp);
>         ^^^^^^^
>
> If this open fails the code jumps to err_put_path which falls
> through into out_put_fsi.

No it doesn't.

err_path_put falls through to err_release, but that then does a
"return retval;". It doesn't get to out_put_fsi.

Now, I _do_ want people to check the release path, but I don't think
this was it.  Or am I blind and missing something?

                 Linus