linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 28/68] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR

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Message-ID: <20260114043310.3885463-29-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:32:30 +0000
From: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>,
	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	audit@...r.kernel.org,
	io-uring@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 28/68] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name

no need to check in the caller

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 fs/smb/server/vfs.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index f891344bd76b..a97226116840 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 	}
 
 	filename = getname_kernel(pathname);
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
 	err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags,
 				     path, &last, &type,
 				     root_share_path);
-- 
2.47.3