Re: [PATCH] crypto: x509_loader: Use %pe to log error pointer

[Herbert Xu]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 04:15:00PM +0330, Muhammad Mahdi Amirpour wrote:
> The error path in x509_load_certificate_list() prints an error pointer
> with %ld and PTR_ERR(), which produces a raw errno value rather than
> the kernel's symbolic error name.
> 
> Use %pe on the error pointer directly so the log reads:
> 
>   Problem loading in-kernel X.509 certificate (EINVAL)
> 
> instead of:
> 
>   Problem loading in-kernel X.509 certificate (-22)
> 
> The new form is easier to read and matches the convention used
> elsewhere in the kernel.  Reported by Coccinelle's
> misc/ptr_err_to_pe.cocci semantic patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Mahdi Amirpour <ampr.mhd@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_loader.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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