linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] autofs: add: new_inode check in autofs_fill

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Date:   Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:01:55 +0100
From:   Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To:     Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
Cc:     Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Bill O'Donnell <billodo@...hat.com>,
        Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        autofs mailing list <autofs@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        syzbot+662f87a8ef490f45fa64@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] autofs: add: new_inode check in autofs_fill_super()

On Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:53:19 +0800, Ian Kent wrote:
> Add missing NULL check of root_inode in autofs_fill_super().
> 
> While we are at it simplify the logic by taking advantage of the VFS
> cleanup procedures and get rid of the goto error handling, as suggested
> by Al Viro.
> 
> 
> [...]

I've removed an unused variable. I also changed it so that it errors out
right after autofs_get_inode() returns NULL.

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Applied to the vfs.fixes branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.fixes branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.fixes

[1/1] autofs: add: new_inode check in autofs_fill_super()
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/368e8258536e