The d_hash_and_lookup() function returns error pointers or NULL. Most incorrect error checks were fixed, but the one in int path_pts() was forgotten. Fixes: eedf265aa003 ("devpts: Make each mount of devpts an independent filesystem.") Signed-off-by: Wang Ming <machel@xxxxxxxx> --- fs/namei.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c index e56ff39a79bc..2bae29ea52ff 100644 --- a/fs/namei.c +++ b/fs/namei.c @@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ int path_pts(struct path *path) dput(path->dentry); path->dentry = parent; child = d_hash_and_lookup(parent, &this); - if (!child) + if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(child)) return -ENOENT; path->dentry = child; -- 2.25.1