From: Wang Qing <wangqing@xxxxxxxx> loop_attr_backing_file_show() better return specific error than 0 when pointer is NULL Signed-off-by: Wang Qing <wangqing@xxxxxxxx> --- drivers/block/loop.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c index e52a8a5..860a5b6 --- a/drivers/block/loop.c +++ b/drivers/block/loop.c @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static ssize_t loop_attr_backing_file_show(struct loop_device *lo, char *buf) spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock); if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p)) - ret = PTR_ERR(p); + ret = p ? PTR_ERR(p) : -ENOENT; else { ret = strlen(p); memmove(buf, p, ret); -- 2.7.4