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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst index 1639e78e3146..2ead47e20677 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst @@ -1157,3 +1157,11 @@ in normal case it points into the pathname being looked up. NOTE: if you need something like full path from the root of filesystem, you are still on your own - this assists with simple cases, but it's not magic. + +--- + +** recommended** + +kern_path_locked() and user_path_locked() no longer return a negative +dentry so this doesn't need to be checked. If the name cannot be found, +ERR_PTR(-ENOENT) is returned. |