Switch from file_permission() to vfs_permission() in sys_fchdir(): this avoids calling permission() with a NULL nameidata here. Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher Signed-off-by: John Johansen --- fs/open.c | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) --- a/fs/open.c +++ b/fs/open.c @@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ out: asmlinkage long sys_fchdir(unsigned int fd) { + struct nameidata nd; struct file *file; - struct inode *inode; int error; error = -EBADF; @@ -521,15 +521,16 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchdir(unsigned int if (!file) goto out; - inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode; + nd.path = file->f_path; + nd.flags = 0; error = -ENOTDIR; - if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) + if (!S_ISDIR(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) goto out_putf; - error = file_permission(file, MAY_EXEC); + error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_EXEC); if (!error) - set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &file->f_path); + set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd.path); out_putf: fput(file); out: -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/