[PATCH 0/3] fs: return error pointers from ->get_link() on failure

[Sascha Hauer]

On 2026-11-02 11:21, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Hello Sascha,
> 
> On 11/2/26 10:08 AM, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> > Like in Linux, the callers of ->get_link() expect an error pointer when
> > the link can't be read: readlinkat() checks the result only with
> > IS_ERR() before copying from it, and path lookup takes NULL to mean that
> > the link has already been followed and continues from the directory
> > containing the link. barebox has no nd_jump_link(), so a NULL from
> > ->get_link() is never legitimate there.
> > 
> > 9p and nfs already return error pointers, and the squashfs series posted
> > separately converts squashfs_get_link(). This series converts the
> > remaining file systems:
> > 
> > - legacy returned NULL when the driver's readlink failed.
> 
> What do you think, is it time we (meaning you, because you said the
> l-word) do something about the legacy file systems? :D

Yes, sure. I can have a look into it.

Sascha

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