8 files changed, 73 insertions, 109 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
index 15838d706ea2..44c97e6accb2 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt
@@ -233,12 +233,10 @@ accomplished via the group operations specified on the group's
 config_item_type.
 
         struct configfs_group_operations {
-                int (*make_item)(struct config_group *group,
-                                 const char *name,
-                                 struct config_item **new_item);
-                int (*make_group)(struct config_group *group,
-                                  const char *name,
-                                  struct config_group **new_group);
+                struct config_item *(*make_item)(struct config_group *group,
+                                                 const char *name);
+                struct config_group *(*make_group)(struct config_group *group,
+                                                   const char *name);
                 int (*commit_item)(struct config_item *item);
                 void (*disconnect_notify)(struct config_group *group,
                                           struct config_item *item);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c
index 0b422acd470c..039648791701 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c
@@ -273,13 +273,13 @@ static inline struct simple_children *to_simple_children(struct config_item *ite
         return item ? container_of(to_config_group(item), struct simple_children, group) : NULL;
 }
 
-static int simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_item **new_item)
+static struct config_item *simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
 {
         struct simple_child *simple_child;
 
         simple_child = kzalloc(sizeof(struct simple_child), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!simple_child)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 
         config_item_init_type_name(&simple_child->item, name,
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ static int simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *nam
 
         simple_child->storeme = 0;
 
-        *new_item = &simple_child->item;
-        return 0;
+        return &simple_child->item;
 }
 
 static struct configfs_attribute simple_children_attr_description = {
@@ -360,21 +359,20 @@ static struct configfs_subsystem simple_children_subsys = {
  * children of its own.
  */
 
-static int group_children_make_group(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_group **new_group)
+static struct config_group *group_children_make_group(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
 {
         struct simple_children *simple_children;
 
         simple_children = kzalloc(sizeof(struct simple_children),
                                   GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!simple_children)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 
         config_group_init_type_name(&simple_children->group, name,
                                     &simple_children_type);
 
-        *new_group = &simple_children->group;
-        return 0;
+        return &simple_children->group;
 }
 
 static struct configfs_attribute group_children_attr_description = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 387a13395015..e13966bb5f77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -585,9 +585,8 @@ static struct config_item_type netconsole_target_type = {
  * Group operations and type for netconsole_subsys.
  */
 
-static int make_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
-                                  const char *name,
-                                  struct config_item **new_item)
+static struct config_item *make_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
+                                                  const char *name)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
         struct netconsole_target *nt;
@@ -599,7 +598,7 @@ static int make_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
         nt = kzalloc(sizeof(*nt), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!nt) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "netconsole: failed to allocate memory\n");
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
         }
 
         nt->np.name = "netconsole";
@@ -616,8 +615,7 @@ static int make_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
         list_add(&nt->list, &target_list);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);
 
-        *new_item = &nt->item;
-        return 0;
+        return &nt->item;
 }
 
 static void drop_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 0e64312a084c..179589be063a 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -1027,9 +1027,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(configfs_undepend_item);
 
 static int configfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
-        int ret, module_got = 0;
-        struct config_group *group;
-        struct config_item *item;
+        int ret = 0;
+        int module_got = 0;
+        struct config_group *group = NULL;
+        struct config_item *item = NULL;
         struct config_item *parent_item;
         struct configfs_subsystem *subsys;
         struct configfs_dirent *sd;
@@ -1070,25 +1071,30 @@ static int configfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
         snprintf(name, dentry->d_name.len + 1, "%s", dentry->d_name.name);
 
         mutex_lock(&subsys->su_mutex);
-        group = NULL;
-        item = NULL;
         if (type->ct_group_ops->make_group) {
-                ret = type->ct_group_ops->make_group(to_config_group(parent_item), name, &group);
-                if (!ret) {
+                group = type->ct_group_ops->make_group(to_config_group(parent_item), name);
+                if (!group)
+                        group = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                if (!IS_ERR(group)) {
                         link_group(to_config_group(parent_item), group);
                         item = &group->cg_item;
-                }
+                } else
+                        ret = PTR_ERR(group);
         } else {
-                ret = type->ct_group_ops->make_item(to_config_group(parent_item), name, &item);
-                if (!ret)
+                item = type->ct_group_ops->make_item(to_config_group(parent_item), name);
+                if (!item)
+                        item = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                if (!IS_ERR(item))
                         link_obj(parent_item, item);
+                else
+                        ret = PTR_ERR(item);
         }
         mutex_unlock(&subsys->su_mutex);
 
         kfree(name);
         if (ret) {
                 /*
-                 * If ret != 0, then link_obj() was never called.
+                 * If item == NULL, then link_obj() was never called.
                  * There are no extra references to clean up.
                  */
                 goto out_put;
diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index 492d8caaaf25..c4e7d721bd8d 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -41,20 +41,16 @@ struct comm;
 struct nodes;
 struct node;
 
-static int make_cluster(struct config_group *, const char *,
-                        struct config_group **);
+static struct config_group *make_cluster(struct config_group *, const char *);
 static void drop_cluster(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_cluster(struct config_item *);
-static int make_space(struct config_group *, const char *,
-                      struct config_group **);
+static struct config_group *make_space(struct config_group *, const char *);
 static void drop_space(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_space(struct config_item *);
-static int make_comm(struct config_group *, const char *,
-                     struct config_item **);
+static struct config_item *make_comm(struct config_group *, const char *);
 static void drop_comm(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_comm(struct config_item *);
-static int make_node(struct config_group *, const char *,
-                     struct config_item **);
+static struct config_item *make_node(struct config_group *, const char *);
 static void drop_node(struct config_group *, struct config_item *);
 static void release_node(struct config_item *);
 
@@ -396,8 +392,8 @@ static struct node *to_node(struct config_item *i)
         return i ? container_of(i, struct node, item) : NULL;
 }
 
-static int make_cluster(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
-                        struct config_group **new_g)
+static struct config_group *make_cluster(struct config_group *g,
+                                         const char *name)
 {
         struct cluster *cl = NULL;
         struct spaces *sps = NULL;
@@ -435,15 +431,14 @@ static int make_cluster(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
 
         space_list = &sps->ss_group;
         comm_list = &cms->cs_group;
-        *new_g = &cl->group;
-        return 0;
+        return &cl->group;
 
  fail:
         kfree(cl);
         kfree(gps);
         kfree(sps);
         kfree(cms);
-        return -ENOMEM;
+        return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static void drop_cluster(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
@@ -471,8 +466,7 @@ static void release_cluster(struct config_item *i)
         kfree(cl);
 }
 
-static int make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
-                      struct config_group **new_g)
+static struct config_group *make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
 {
         struct space *sp = NULL;
         struct nodes *nds = NULL;
@@ -495,14 +489,13 @@ static int make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sp->members);
         mutex_init(&sp->members_lock);
         sp->members_count = 0;
-        *new_g = &sp->group;
-        return 0;
+        return &sp->group;
 
  fail:
         kfree(sp);
         kfree(gps);
         kfree(nds);
-        return -ENOMEM;
+        return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static void drop_space(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
@@ -529,21 +522,19 @@ static void release_space(struct config_item *i)
         kfree(sp);
 }
 
-static int make_comm(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
-                     struct config_item **new_i)
+static struct config_item *make_comm(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
 {
         struct comm *cm;
 
         cm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct comm), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!cm)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
         config_item_init_type_name(&cm->item, name, &comm_type);
         cm->nodeid = -1;
         cm->local = 0;
         cm->addr_count = 0;
-        *new_i = &cm->item;
-        return 0;
+        return &cm->item;
 }
 
 static void drop_comm(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
@@ -563,15 +554,14 @@ static void release_comm(struct config_item *i)
         kfree(cm);
 }
 
-static int make_node(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
-                     struct config_item **new_i)
+static struct config_item *make_node(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
 {
         struct space *sp = to_space(g->cg_item.ci_parent);
         struct node *nd;
 
         nd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct node), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!nd)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
         config_item_init_type_name(&nd->item, name, &node_type);
         nd->nodeid = -1;
@@ -583,8 +573,7 @@ static int make_node(struct config_group *g, const char *name,
         sp->members_count++;
         mutex_unlock(&sp->members_lock);
 
-        *new_i = &nd->item;
-        return 0;
+        return &nd->item;
 }
 
 static void drop_node(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 443d108211ab..7dce1612553e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -1489,31 +1489,22 @@ static struct o2hb_heartbeat_group *to_o2hb_heartbeat_group(struct config_group
                 : NULL;
 }
 
-static int o2hb_heartbeat_group_make_item(struct config_group *group,
-                                          const char *name,
-                                          struct config_item **new_item)
+static struct config_item *o2hb_heartbeat_group_make_item(struct config_group *group,
+                                                          const char *name)
 {
         struct o2hb_region *reg = NULL;
-        int ret = 0;
 
         reg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2hb_region), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (reg == NULL) {
-                ret = -ENOMEM;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (reg == NULL)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
         config_item_init_type_name(&reg->hr_item, name, &o2hb_region_type);
 
-        *new_item = &reg->hr_item;
-
         spin_lock(&o2hb_live_lock);
         list_add_tail(&reg->hr_all_item, &o2hb_all_regions);
         spin_unlock(&o2hb_live_lock);
-out:
-        if (ret)
-                kfree(reg);
 
-        return ret;
+        return &reg->hr_item;
 }
 
 static void o2hb_heartbeat_group_drop_item(struct config_group *group,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
index b364b7052e46..816a3f61330c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
@@ -644,35 +644,23 @@ out:
         return ret;
 }
 
-static int o2nm_node_group_make_item(struct config_group *group,
-                                     const char *name,
-                                     struct config_item **new_item)
+static struct config_item *o2nm_node_group_make_item(struct config_group *group,
+                                                     const char *name)
 {
         struct o2nm_node *node = NULL;
-        int ret = 0;
 
-        if (strlen(name) > O2NM_MAX_NAME_LEN) {
-                ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (strlen(name) > O2NM_MAX_NAME_LEN)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
         node = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2nm_node), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (node == NULL) {
-                ret = -ENOMEM;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (node == NULL)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
         strcpy(node->nd_name, name); /* use item.ci_namebuf instead? */
         config_item_init_type_name(&node->nd_item, name, &o2nm_node_type);
         spin_lock_init(&node->nd_lock);
 
-        *new_item = &node->nd_item;
-
-out:
-        if (ret)
-                kfree(node);
-
-        return ret;
+        return &node->nd_item;
 }
 
 static void o2nm_node_group_drop_item(struct config_group *group,
@@ -756,31 +744,25 @@ static struct o2nm_cluster_group *to_o2nm_cluster_group(struct config_group *gro
 }
 #endif
 
-static int o2nm_cluster_group_make_group(struct config_group *group,
-                                         const char *name,
-                                         struct config_group **new_group)
+static struct config_group *o2nm_cluster_group_make_group(struct config_group *group,
+                                                          const char *name)
 {
         struct o2nm_cluster *cluster = NULL;
         struct o2nm_node_group *ns = NULL;
-        struct config_group *o2hb_group = NULL;
+        struct config_group *o2hb_group = NULL, *ret = NULL;
         void *defs = NULL;
-        int ret = 0;
 
         /* this runs under the parent dir's i_mutex; there can be only
          * one caller in here at a time */
-        if (o2nm_single_cluster) {
-                ret = -ENOSPC;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (o2nm_single_cluster)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
 
         cluster = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2nm_cluster), GFP_KERNEL);
         ns = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2nm_node_group), GFP_KERNEL);
         defs = kcalloc(3, sizeof(struct config_group *), GFP_KERNEL);
         o2hb_group = o2hb_alloc_hb_set();
-        if (cluster == NULL || ns == NULL || o2hb_group == NULL || defs == NULL) {
-                ret = -ENOMEM;
+        if (cluster == NULL || ns == NULL || o2hb_group == NULL || defs == NULL)
                 goto out;
-        }
 
         config_group_init_type_name(&cluster->cl_group, name,
                                     &o2nm_cluster_type);
@@ -797,15 +779,16 @@ static int o2nm_cluster_group_make_group(struct config_group *group,
         cluster->cl_idle_timeout_ms    = O2NET_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS_DEFAULT;
         cluster->cl_keepalive_delay_ms = O2NET_KEEPALIVE_DELAY_MS_DEFAULT;
 
-        *new_group = &cluster->cl_group;
+        ret = &cluster->cl_group;
         o2nm_single_cluster = cluster;
 
 out:
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ret == NULL) {
                 kfree(cluster);
                 kfree(ns);
                 o2hb_free_hb_set(o2hb_group);
                 kfree(defs);
+                ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
         }
 
         return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/configfs.h b/include/linux/configfs.h
index 0488f937634a..d62c19ff041c 100644
--- a/include/linux/configfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/configfs.h
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ struct configfs_attribute {
  * items.  If the item is a group, it may support mkdir(2).
  * Groups supply one of make_group() and make_item().  If the
  * group supports make_group(), one can create group children.  If it
- * supports make_item(), one can create config_item children.  If it has
+ * supports make_item(), one can create config_item children.  make_group()
+ * and make_item() return ERR_PTR() on errors.  If it has
  * default_groups on group->default_groups, it has automatically created
  * group children.  default_groups may coexist alongsize make_group() or
  * make_item(), but if the group wishes to have only default_groups
@@ -165,8 +166,8 @@ struct configfs_item_operations {
 };
 
 struct configfs_group_operations {
-        int (*make_item)(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_item **new_item);
-        int (*make_group)(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_group **new_group);
+        struct config_item *(*make_item)(struct config_group *group, const char *name);
+        struct config_group *(*make_group)(struct config_group *group, const char *name);
         int (*commit_item)(struct config_item *item);
         void (*disconnect_notify)(struct config_group *group, struct config_item *item);
         void (*drop_item)(struct config_group *group, struct config_item *item);