[PATCH 2/3] ntfs: Add missing error code

From: Ethan Tidmore

Date: Thu Feb 26 2026 - 11:57:09 EST


If ntfs_attr_iget() fails no error code is assigned to be returned.

Detected by Smatch:
fs/ntfs/attrib.c:2665 ntfs_attr_add() warn:
missing error code 'err'

Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ntfs/attrib.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index e260540eb7c5..71ad870eceac 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -2661,6 +2661,7 @@ int ntfs_attr_add(struct ntfs_inode *ni, __le32 type,
/* Open new attribute and resize it. */
attr_vi = ntfs_attr_iget(VFS_I(ni), type, name, name_len);
if (IS_ERR(attr_vi)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(attr_vi);
ntfs_error(sb, "Failed to open just added attribute");
goto rm_attr_err_out;
}
--
2.53.0