Re: [RFC][PATCH v3 01/10] fs: common implementation of file type

[Al Viro]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 09:19:53PM +0100, Phillip Potter wrote:

> +static inline unsigned char fs_dtype(int filetype)

That "int" is asking for trouble, especially since negative
argument will blow up.  And it comes from untrusted source...

> +{
> +	if (filetype >= FT_MAX)
> +		return DT_UNKNOWN;
> +
> +	return fs_dtype_by_ftype[filetype];
> +}