[PATCH 1/2] fs/ntfs3: Avoid possible NULL dereference

From: Su Hui
Date: Mon Sep 25 2023 - 00:48:36 EST


smatch error:
fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:1826 attr_allocate_frame() error:
we previously assumed 'attr_b' could be null (see line 1739)

Return error code directly if 'attr_b' is NULL.

Signed-off-by: Su Hui <suhui@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ntfs3/attrib.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
index a9d82bbb4729..ebc934ac5cf5 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
@@ -1737,8 +1737,7 @@ int attr_allocate_frame(struct ntfs_inode *ni, CLST frame, size_t compr_size,
attr_b = ni_find_attr(ni, NULL, &le_b, ATTR_DATA, NULL,
0, NULL, &mi_b);
if (!attr_b) {
- err = -ENOENT;
- goto out;
+ return -ENOENT;
}

attr = attr_b;
--
2.30.2