Normally d_make_root() is used to create the root dentry of superblock;
here we use it for a different purpose, but... idiomatic or not, we
need the same operation.
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/nsfs.c | 7 ++-----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/nsfs.c b/fs/nsfs.c
index 9a4b228d42fa..34e1e3e36733 100644
--- a/fs/nsfs.c
+++ b/fs/nsfs.c
@@ -90,12 +90,9 @@ static int __ns_get_path(struct path *path, struct ns_common *ns)
inode->i_fop = &ns_file_operations;
inode->i_private = ns;
- dentry = d_alloc_anon(mnt->mnt_sb);
- if (!dentry) {
- iput(inode);
+ dentry = d_make_root(inode); /* not the normal use, but... */
+ if (!dentry)
return -ENOMEM;
- }
- d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)ns->ops;
d = atomic_long_cmpxchg(&ns->stashed, 0, (unsigned long)dentry);
if (d) {
--
2.39.2
