linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 30/68] do_filp_open(): DTRT when getting ERR

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Message-ID: <20260114043310.3885463-31-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:32:32 +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 30/68] do_filp_open(): DTRT when getting ERR_PTR() as pathname

The rest of the set_nameidata() callers treat IS_ERR(pathname) as
"bail out immediately with PTR_ERR(pathname) as error".  Makes
life simpler for callers; do_filp_open() is the only exception
and its callers would also benefit from such calling conventions
change.

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 fs/namei.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index f4359825ba48..659c92a6d52c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4871,6 +4871,8 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 	int flags = op->lookup_flags;
 	struct file *filp;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
+		return ERR_CAST(pathname);
 	set_nameidata(&nd, dfd, pathname, NULL);
 	filp = path_openat(&nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
 	if (unlikely(filp == ERR_PTR(-ECHILD)))
-- 
2.47.3