linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging/lustre: Unbreak ll_prep

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Date:	Wed, 2 Mar 2016 15:21:46 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	green@...uxhacker.ru
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Andreas Dilger <andreas.dilger@...el.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lustre Development List <lustre-devel@...ts.lustre.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging/lustre: Unbreak ll_prep_inode iget result check

On Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 08:25:39AM -0500, green@...uxhacker.ru wrote:
> From: Oleg Drokin <green@...uxhacker.ru>
> 
> commit 020ecc6f3229 ("staging: lustre: llite: Remove IS_ERR tests")
> managed to break one of the converted checks by losing a dereference
> causing the condition to be wrong and hence leading
> to a crash later on in case of actual error.
> IS_ERR_OR_NULL(*inode) got converted into !inode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Drokin <green@...uxhacker.ru>
> CC: Amitoj Kaur Chawla <amitoj1606@...il.com>
> ---
> I am not sure where did that patch came from as I cannot see
> it in either my inbox or in any public mailinglists via google.

My fault, it is part of the Outreachy application process, I missed that
bug, sorry about this.

greg k-h