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yaml
---
r: 132595
b: refs/heads/master
c: faa3aad
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  132593: c50b8b3
  132591: 8a68145
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5626d3e86141390c8efc7bcb929b6a4b58b00480
+refs/heads/master: faa3aad75a959f55e7783f4dc7840253c7506571

trunk/security/inode.c

@@ -205,12 +205,11 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  * This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds.  This
  * pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
  * to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here).  If an error occurs, %NULL is returned.
+ * you are responsible here).  If an error occurs, the function will return
+ * the erorr value (via ERR_PTR).
  *
  * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
- * returned.  It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
- * code.
+ * returned.
  */
 struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,