[PATCH] xfs: Fix error pointer dereference

From: Ethan Tidmore

Date: Wed Feb 18 2026 - 14:52:37 EST


The function try_lookup_noperm() can return an error pointer and is not
checked for one. Add checks for error pointer.

Detected by Smatch:
fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c:449 xrep_adoption_check_dcache() error:
'd_child' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c:485 xrep_adoption_zap_dcache() error:
'd_child' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

Fixes: 06c567403ae5a ("Use try_lookup_noperm() instead of d_hash_and_lookup() outside of VFS")
Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
index 52a108f6d5f4..cdb0f486f50c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ xrep_adoption_check_dcache(
return 0;

d_child = try_lookup_noperm(&qname, d_orphanage);
- if (d_child) {
+ if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(d_child)) {
trace_xrep_adoption_check_child(sc->mp, d_child);

if (d_is_positive(d_child)) {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(
return;

d_child = try_lookup_noperm(&qname, d_orphanage);
- while (d_child != NULL) {
+ while (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(d_child)) {
trace_xrep_adoption_invalidate_child(sc->mp, d_child);

ASSERT(d_is_negative(d_child));
--
2.53.0