In case of error, the function securityfs_create_dir() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns NULL. The NULL test in the return value check should be replaced with IS_ERR(). Fixes: aeca4e2ca65c ("LSM: add SafeSetID module that gates setid calls") Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> --- security/safesetid/securityfs.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c index 61be4ee459cc..2c6c829be044 100644 --- a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c +++ b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int __init safesetid_init_securityfs(void) return 0; safesetid_policy_dir = securityfs_create_dir("safesetid", NULL); - if (!safesetid_policy_dir) { + if (IS_ERR(safesetid_policy_dir)) { ret = PTR_ERR(safesetid_policy_dir); goto error; }