Re: [PATCH 6/8] cachefiles: Modify inappropriate error return value in cachefiles_daemon_secctx()

From: David Howells
Date: Thu Oct 10 2024 - 07:32:03 EST


Zizhi Wo <wozizhi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In cachefiles_daemon_secctx(), if it is detected that secctx has been
> written to the cache, the error code returned is -EINVAL, which is
> inappropriate and does not distinguish the situation well.

I disagree: it is an invalid parameter, not an already extant file, and a
message is logged for clarification. I'd prefer to avoid filesystem errors as
we are also doing filesystem operations.

David