1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 462281742aef..67938a9d049b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3395,15 +3395,20 @@ out:
 /*
  * authentication
  */
-static int get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
-                          void **buf, int *len, int *proto,
-                          void **reply_buf, int *reply_len, int force_new)
+
+/*
+ * Note: returned pointer is the address of a structure that's
+ * managed separately.  Caller must *not* attempt to free it.
+ */
+static struct ceph_auth_handshake *get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
+                                        void **buf, int *len, int *proto,
+                                        void **reply_buf, int *reply_len,
+                                        int force_new)
 {
         struct ceph_mds_session *s = con->private;
         struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = s->s_mdsc;
         struct ceph_auth_client *ac = mdsc->fsc->client->monc.auth;
         struct ceph_auth_handshake *auth = &s->s_auth;
-        int ret = 0;
 
         if (force_new && auth->authorizer) {
                 if (ac->ops && ac->ops->destroy_authorizer)
@@ -3411,9 +3416,10 @@ static int get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
                 auth->authorizer = NULL;
         }
         if (!auth->authorizer && ac->ops && ac->ops->create_authorizer) {
-                ret = ac->ops->create_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS, auth);
+                int ret = ac->ops->create_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS,
+                                                        auth);
                 if (ret)
-                        return ret;
+                        return ERR_PTR(ret);
         }
 
         *proto = ac->protocol;
@@ -3422,7 +3428,7 @@ static int get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
         *reply_buf = auth->authorizer_reply_buf;
         *reply_len = auth->authorizer_reply_buf_len;
 
-        return 0;
+        return auth;
 }