[RFC PATCH v3 23/59] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name
From: Al Viro
Date: Tue Dec 16 2025 - 00:03:56 EST
no need to check in the caller
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/smb/server/vfs.c | 3 ---
1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 98b0eb966d91..e874b27666a1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
}
filename = getname_kernel(pathname);
- if (IS_ERR(filename))
- return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags,
path, &last, &type,
root_share_path);
--
2.47.3