1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c
index c6a5ec731972..70733780fdd9 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ static int __init proc_kcore_init(void)
 {
        proc_root_kcore = proc_create("kcore", S_IRUSR, NULL,
                                      &proc_kcore_operations);
+        if (!proc_root_kcore) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "couldn't create /proc/kcore\n");
+                return 0; /* Always returns 0. */
+        }
        /* Store text area if it's special */
        proc_kcore_text_init();
        /* Store vmalloc area */
@@ -615,7 +619,6 @@ static int __init proc_kcore_init(void)
        /* Store direct-map area from physical memory map */
        kcore_update_ram();
        hotplug_memory_notifier(kcore_callback, 0);
-        /* Other special area, area-for-module etc is arch specific. */
        return 0;
 }