linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] fs/anon_inodes.c: Simplify control flow in anon_inode

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Message-ID: <20141012210712.GT7996@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:07:13 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] fs/anon_inodes.c: Simplify control flow in
 anon_inode_getfd()

On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 03:42:39PM -0500, Eric Biggers wrote:

>  	file = anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags);
>  	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
> -		error = PTR_ERR(file);
> -		goto err_put_unused_fd;
> +		put_unused_fd(fd);
> +		return PTR_ERR(file);
>  	}
>  	fd_install(fd, file);

at least slap unlikely() on that if (IS_ERR(...))...
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