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| -rw-r--r-- | security/inode.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c index efea5a60546..b41e708147a 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, |