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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:49:16 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] devpts: fix error handling in devpts_mntget()
To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 12:49 AM, Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com> wrote:
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> If devpts_ptmx_path() returns an error code, then devpts_mntget()
> dereferences an ERR_PTR():

Thanks, applied.

            Linus