linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix check of dqget() return value in ext4_ioctl

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Date:	Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:36:32 -0500
From:	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
To:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix check of dqget() return value in
 ext4_ioctl_setproject()

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 08:01:03AM -0500, Seth Forshee wrote:
> A failed call to dqget() returns an ERR_PTR() and not null. Fix
> the check in ext4_ioctl_setproject() to handle this correctly.
> 
> Fixes: 9b7365fc1c82 ("ext4: add FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR/FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR interface support")
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # v4.5
> Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>

Thought I'd check and see if this patch was forgotten, I sent it nearly
a month ago but the bug is still present.

Thanks,
Seth