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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index e08643feb574..97a237f67b72 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -810,23 +810,22 @@ struct file *dentry_open(const struct path *path, int flags,
/* We must always pass in a valid mount pointer. */
BUG_ON(!path->mnt);
- error = -ENFILE;
f = get_empty_filp();
- if (f == NULL)
- return ERR_PTR(error);
-
- f->f_flags = flags;
- f->f_path = *path;
- error = do_dentry_open(f, NULL, cred);
- if (!error) {
- error = open_check_o_direct(f);
- if (error) {
- fput(f);
+ if (!IS_ERR(f)) {
+ f->f_flags = flags;
+ f->f_path = *path;
+ error = do_dentry_open(f, NULL, cred);
+ if (!error) {
+ /* from now on we need fput() to dispose of f */
+ error = open_check_o_direct(f);
+ if (error) {
+ fput(f);
+ f = ERR_PTR(error);
+ }
+ } else {
+ put_filp(f);
f = ERR_PTR(error);
}
- } else {
- put_filp(f);
- f = ERR_PTR(error);
}
return f;
}