Re: [PATCH 3/5] fs: Add DEFINE_FREE for struct inode

[Al Viro]

On Sat, Dec 02, 2023 at 01:22:13PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> Allow __free(iput) markings for easier cleanup on inode allocations.

NAK.  That's a bloody awful idea for that particular data type, since
	1) ERR_PTR(...) is not uncommon and passing it to iput() is a bug.
	2) the common pattern is to have reference-consuming primitives,
with failure exits normally *not* having to do iput() at all.

Please, don't.