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authorSerge E. Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com>2009-02-02 15:07:33 -0800
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2009-02-03 11:02:51 +1100
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securityfs: fix long-broken securityfs_create_file comment
If there is an error creating a file through securityfs_create_file, NULL is not returned, rather the error is propagated. Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index efea5a605466..b41e708147ae 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -205,12 +205,11 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
* This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
* to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here). If an error occurs, %NULL is returned.
+ * you are responsible here). If an error occurs, the function will return
+ * the erorr value (via ERR_PTR).
*
* If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
- * returned. It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
- * code.
+ * returned.
*/
struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
struct dentry *parent, void *data,