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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/dcache.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/dcache.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c index c231a639c2a2..bdb3f50248a7 100644 --- a/fs/dcache.c +++ b/fs/dcache.c @@ -1908,7 +1908,8 @@ static int prepend_name(char **buffer, int *buflen, struct qstr *name) * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous. * - * Returns the buffer or an error code if the path was too long. + * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the + * path was too long. * * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock. * @@ -1984,7 +1985,10 @@ Elong: * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous. * - * Returns the buffer or an error code if the path was too long. + * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the path was + * too long. Note: Callers should use the returned pointer, not the passed + * in buffer, to use the name! The implementation often starts at an offset + * into the buffer, and may leave 0 bytes at the start. * * "buflen" should be positive. */ |