linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/2] spufs: remove double check for non-negative dentry

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Date:	Tue, 12 May 2009 16:15:25 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <ARNDB@...ibm.com>
To:	jblunck@...e.de
Cc:	Linux-Kernel Mailinglist <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] spufs: remove double check for non-negative dentry

On Tuesday 05 May 2009, jblunck@...e.de wrote:
> This patch removes an unnecessary double check if the dentry returned by
> lookup_create() is actually non-negative. Since lookup_create() itself returns
> an error in this case just remove the check.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>

Looks good, I'll push this one on, unless Jeremy has objections.

Thanks,

	Arnd <><

> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
> @@ -625,10 +625,6 @@ long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd,
>  	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
>  		goto out_dir;
>  
> -	ret = -EEXIST;
> -	if (dentry->d_inode)
> -		goto out_dput;
> -
>  	mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
>  
>  	if (flags & SPU_CREATE_GANG)
> 
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