This should actually be returning an ERR_PTR on error instead of NULL. That was how it was designed and all the callers expect it. Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.10+ Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c index 9809084..f1c61bb 100644 --- a/fs/namespace.c +++ b/fs/namespace.c @@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ struct vfsmount *collect_mounts(struct path *path) CL_COPY_ALL | CL_PRIVATE); namespace_unlock(); if (IS_ERR(tree)) - return NULL; + return ERR_CAST(tree); return &tree->mnt; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
