1 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/conv.c b/fs/9p/conv.c
index 32a9f99154e2..bf1f10067960 100644
--- a/fs/9p/conv.c
+++ b/fs/9p/conv.c
@@ -116,13 +116,19 @@ static void buf_put_int64(struct cbuf *buf, u64 val)
         }
 }
 
-static void buf_put_stringn(struct cbuf *buf, const char *s, u16 slen)
+static char *buf_put_stringn(struct cbuf *buf, const char *s, u16 slen)
 {
+        char *ret;
+
+        ret = NULL;
         if (buf_check_size(buf, slen + 2)) {
                 buf_put_int16(buf, slen);
+                ret = buf->p;
                 memcpy(buf->p, s, slen);
                 buf->p += slen;
         }
+
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static inline void buf_put_string(struct cbuf *buf, const char *s)
@@ -430,15 +436,19 @@ static inline void v9fs_put_int64(struct cbuf *bufp, u64 val, u64 * p)
 static void
 v9fs_put_str(struct cbuf *bufp, char *data, struct v9fs_str *str)
 {
-        if (data) {
-                str->len = strlen(data);
-                str->str = bufp->p;
-        } else {
-                str->len = 0;
-                str->str = NULL;
-        }
+        int len;
+        char *s;
+
+        if (data)
+                len = strlen(data);
+        else
+                len = 0;
 
-        buf_put_stringn(bufp, data, str->len);
+        s = buf_put_stringn(bufp, data, len);
+        if (str) {
+                str->len = len;
+                str->str = s;
+        }
 }
 
 static int