linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.14 123/178] xfs: return a distinct error code value for IGET

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Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:49:19 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        Brian Foster <bfoster@...hat.com>,
        Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.14 123/178] xfs: return a distinct error code value for IGET_INCORE cache misses

4.14-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>


[ Upstream commit ed438b476b611c67089760037139f93ea8ed41d5 ]

For an XFS_IGET_INCORE iget operation, if the inode isn't in the cache,
return ENODATA so that we don't confuse it with the pre-existing ENOENT
cases (inode is in cache, but freed).

Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
Reviewed-by: Brian Foster <bfoster@...hat.com>
Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ again:
 	} else {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (flags & XFS_IGET_INCORE) {
-			error = -ENOENT;
+			error = -ENODATA;
 			goto out_error_or_again;
 		}
 		XFS_STATS_INC(mp, xs_ig_missed);