From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:12:04 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name
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ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name

no need to check in the caller

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index f891344bd76b5..a972261168407 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 	}
 
 	filename = getname_kernel(pathname);
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
 	err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags,
 				     path, &last, &type,
 				     root_share_path);