linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ubifs: Fix error codes in ubifs

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Date:	Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:51:32 +0200
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	adrian.hunter@...el.com, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ubifs: Fix error codes in ubifs_iget()

On Sat, 2016-01-02 at 23:11 +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> We cannot use positive error codes in ERR_PTR().
> IS_ERR() won't catch them.

Right, but why there is a "err = -EINVAL;" when at 'out_invalid'.

> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>

I do not see a bug, but I see a removal of a useful code which lets you
understand what verification failed. Do I miss something?
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