[PATCH 08/14] xattr: switch xattr_permission() to switch statement

From: Christian Brauner

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 08:58:03 EST


Simplify the codeflow by using a switch statement that switches on
S_IFMT.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/xattr.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index c4db8663c32e..328ed7558dfc 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -152,12 +152,20 @@ xattr_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *inode,
* privileged users can write attributes.
*/
if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN)) {
- if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
- return xattr_permission_error(mask);
- if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && (inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX) &&
- (mask & MAY_WRITE) &&
- !inode_owner_or_capable(idmap, inode))
+ switch (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
+ case S_IFREG:
+ break;
+ case S_IFDIR:
+ if (!(inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX))
+ break;
+ if (!(mask & MAY_WRITE))
+ break;
+ if (inode_owner_or_capable(idmap, inode))
+ break;
return -EPERM;
+ default:
+ return xattr_permission_error(mask);
+ }
}

return inode_permission(idmap, inode, mask);

--
2.47.3