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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/debugfs/inode.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/debugfs/inode.c | 39 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c index 41ef452c1fcf..b16f8035b1af 100644 --- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c +++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c @@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_FS("debugfs"); * @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry of the file. * * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. If the file - * doesn't exist or an error occurs, %NULL will be returned. The returned - * dentry must be passed to dput() when it is no longer needed. + * doesn't exist or an error occurs, %ERR_PTR(-ERROR) will be returned. The + * returned dentry must be passed to dput() when it is no longer needed. * * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be * returned. @@ -265,17 +265,17 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_lookup(const char *name, struct dentry *parent) struct dentry *dentry; if (IS_ERR(parent)) - return NULL; + return parent; if (!parent) parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root; dentry = lookup_one_len_unlocked(name, parent, strlen(name)); if (IS_ERR(dentry)) - return NULL; + return dentry; if (!d_really_is_positive(dentry)) { dput(dentry); - return NULL; + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); } return dentry; } @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static struct dentry *failed_creating(struct dentry *dentry) inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry->d_parent)); dput(dentry); simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count); - return NULL; + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); } static struct dentry *end_creating(struct dentry *dentry) @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static struct dentry *__debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode, dentry = start_creating(name, parent); if (IS_ERR(dentry)) - return NULL; + return dentry; inode = debugfs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb); if (unlikely(!inode)) @@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ static struct dentry *__debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode, * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_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 will be returned. + * you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, %ERR_PTR(-ERROR) will be + * returned. * * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be * returned. @@ -464,7 +465,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file_unsafe); * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_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 will be returned. + * you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, %ERR_PTR(-ERROR) will be + * returned. * * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be * returned. @@ -495,7 +497,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file_size); * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_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 will be returned. + * you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, %ERR_PTR(-ERROR) will be + * returned. * * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be * returned. @@ -506,7 +509,7 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent) struct inode *inode; if (IS_ERR(dentry)) - return NULL; + return dentry; inode = debugfs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb); if (unlikely(!inode)) @@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_automount(const char *name, struct inode *inode; if (IS_ERR(dentry)) - return NULL; + return dentry; inode = debugfs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb); if (unlikely(!inode)) @@ -581,8 +584,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(debugfs_create_automount); * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This * pointer must be passed to the debugfs_remove() function when the symbolic * link is to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is - * unloaded, you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, %NULL will be - * returned. + * unloaded, you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, %ERR_PTR(-ERROR) + * will be returned. * * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be * returned. @@ -594,12 +597,12 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_symlink(const char *name, struct dentry *parent, struct inode *inode; char *link = kstrdup(target, GFP_KERNEL); if (!link) - return NULL; + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); dentry = start_creating(name, parent); if (IS_ERR(dentry)) { kfree(link); - return NULL; + return dentry; } inode = debugfs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb); @@ -827,7 +830,9 @@ exit: if (dentry && !IS_ERR(dentry)) dput(dentry); unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir); - return NULL; + if (IS_ERR(dentry)) + return dentry; + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_rename); |