we don't need {len = PTR_ERR(pathname)} when IS_ERR(pathname) is false, it's better to move it into if(IS_ERR(pathname)){}.
Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <pilgrim...@gmail.com> --- fs/proc/base.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c index d86c0afc8a85..9509e0d42610 100644 --- a/fs/proc/base.c +++ b/fs/proc/base.c @@ -1753,9 +1753,10 @@ static int do_proc_readlink(struct path *path, char __user *buffer, int buflen) return -ENOMEM; pathname = d_path(path, tmp, PAGE_SIZE); - len = PTR_ERR(pathname); - if (IS_ERR(pathname)) + if (IS_ERR(pathname)) { + len = PTR_ERR(pathname); goto out; + } len = tmp + PAGE_SIZE - 1 - pathname; if (len > buflen) -- 2.20.1