1 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index a9ced3feb0bb..cf9c30009825 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -43,17 +43,14 @@ static struct fsnotify_event *get_one_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
         return fsnotify_remove_notify_event(group);
 }
 
-static int create_and_fill_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-                              struct fanotify_event_metadata *metadata,
-                              struct fsnotify_event *event)
+static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct fsnotify_event *event)
 {
         int client_fd;
         struct dentry *dentry;
         struct vfsmount *mnt;
         struct file *new_file;
 
-        pr_debug("%s: group=%p metadata=%p event=%p\n", __func__, group,
-                 metadata, event);
+        pr_debug("%s: group=%p event=%p\n", __func__, group, event);
 
         client_fd = get_unused_fd();
         if (client_fd < 0)
@@ -93,9 +90,7 @@ static int create_and_fill_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group,
                 fd_install(client_fd, new_file);
         }
 
-        metadata->fd = client_fd;
-
-        return 0;
+        return client_fd;
 }
 
 static ssize_t fill_event_metadata(struct fsnotify_group *group,
@@ -108,9 +103,9 @@ static ssize_t fill_event_metadata(struct fsnotify_group *group,
         metadata->event_len = FAN_EVENT_METADATA_LEN;
         metadata->vers = FANOTIFY_METADATA_VERSION;
         metadata->mask = fanotify_outgoing_mask(event->mask);
+        metadata->fd = create_fd(group, event);
 
-        return create_and_fill_fd(group, metadata, event);
-
+        return metadata->fd;
 }
 
 static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@ static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
         pr_debug("%s: group=%p event=%p\n", __func__, group, event);
 
         ret = fill_event_metadata(group, &fanotify_event_metadata, event);
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
 
         if (copy_to_user(buf, &fanotify_event_metadata, FAN_EVENT_METADATA_LEN))