On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 10:36:33AM +1100, NeilBrown wrote: > @@ -871,7 +870,12 @@ static int fuse_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir, > args.in_args[0].value = &inarg; > args.in_args[1].size = entry->d_name.len + 1; > args.in_args[1].value = entry->d_name.name; > - return create_new_entry(idmap, fm, &args, dir, entry, mode); > + de = create_new_entry(idmap, fm, &args, dir, entry, mode); > + if (IS_ERR(de)) > + return PTR_ERR(de); > + if (de) > + dput(de); > + return 0; Can that really happen? > @@ -934,7 +939,12 @@ static int fuse_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir, > args.in_args[1].value = entry->d_name.name; > args.in_args[2].size = len; > args.in_args[2].value = link; > - return create_new_entry(idmap, fm, &args, dir, entry, S_IFLNK); > + de = create_new_entry(idmap, fm, &args, dir, entry, S_IFLNK); > + if (IS_ERR(de)) > + return PTR_ERR(de); > + if (de) > + dput(de); > + return 0; Same question. > + de = create_new_entry(&invalid_mnt_idmap, fm, &args, newdir, newent, inode->i_mode); > + if (!IS_ERR(de)) { > + if (de) > + dput(de); > + de = NULL; Whoa... Details, please. What's going on here?