linux-kernel - [PATCH] fs: inode: return proper errno on bmap()

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Message-Id: <20230715060217.1469690-1-lsahn@wewakecorp.com>
Date:   Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:02:17 +0900
From:   Leesoo Ahn <lsahn@...eel.net>
To:     lsahn@...akecorp.com
Cc:     Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] fs: inode: return proper errno on bmap()

It better returns -EOPNOTSUPP instead of -EINVAL which has meaning of
the argument is an inappropriate value. It doesn't make sense in the
case of that a file system doesn't support bmap operation.

-EINVAL could make confusion in the userspace perspective.

Signed-off-by: Leesoo Ahn <lsahn@...akecorp.com>
---
 fs/inode.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 8fefb69e1f84..c13cac26f08d 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iput);
 int bmap(struct inode *inode, sector_t *block)
 {
 	if (!inode->i_mapping->a_ops->bmap)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	*block = inode->i_mapping->a_ops->bmap(inode->i_mapping, *block);
 	return 0;
-- 
2.34.1