1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c b/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
index 34c88b83e39f..12b0eef84183 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ int cachefiles_update_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 int cachefiles_check_auxdata(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 {
         struct cachefiles_xattr *auxbuf;
+        enum fscache_checkaux validity;
         struct dentry *dentry = object->dentry;
-        unsigned int dlen;
+        ssize_t xlen;
         int ret;
 
         ASSERT(dentry);
@@ -174,22 +175,22 @@ int cachefiles_check_auxdata(struct cachefiles_object *object)
         if (!auxbuf)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        auxbuf->len = vfs_getxattr(dentry, cachefiles_xattr_cache,
-                                   &auxbuf->type, 512 + 1);
-        if (auxbuf->len < 1)
-                return -ESTALE;
-
-        if (auxbuf->type != object->fscache.cookie->def->type)
-                return -ESTALE;
+        xlen = vfs_getxattr(dentry, cachefiles_xattr_cache,
+                            &auxbuf->type, 512 + 1);
+        ret = -ESTALE;
+        if (xlen < 1 ||
+            auxbuf->type != object->fscache.cookie->def->type)
+                goto error;
 
-        dlen = auxbuf->len - 1;
-        ret = fscache_check_aux(&object->fscache, &auxbuf->data, dlen);
+        xlen--;
+        validity = fscache_check_aux(&object->fscache, &auxbuf->data, xlen);
+        if (validity != FSCACHE_CHECKAUX_OKAY)
+                goto error;
 
+        ret = 0;
+error:
         kfree(auxbuf);
-        if (ret != FSCACHE_CHECKAUX_OKAY)
-                return -ESTALE;
-
-        return 0;
+        return ret;
 }
 
 /*