fs/efivarfs/super.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
Use QSTR() and drop strlen() in efivarfs_alloc_dentry().
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
---
fs/efivarfs/super.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/super.c b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
index 1c5224cf183e..95a685f022e6 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
@@ -192,12 +192,9 @@ static const struct dentry_operations efivarfs_d_ops = {
static struct dentry *efivarfs_alloc_dentry(struct dentry *parent, char *name)
{
struct dentry *d;
- struct qstr q;
+ struct qstr q = QSTR(name);
int err;
- q.name = name;
- q.len = strlen(name);
-
err = efivarfs_d_hash(parent, &q);
if (err)
return ERR_PTR(err);
On Wed, 2026-04-22 at 14:25 +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote: > Use QSTR() and drop strlen() in efivarfs_alloc_dentry(). QSTR contains strlen(), so it's not really accurate to say it's been dropped; this is merely changing to use a #define that does exactly the same as the original code. Regards, James
Hi Thorsten,
On Wed, 22 Apr 2026, at 14:25, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Use QSTR() and drop strlen() in efivarfs_alloc_dentry().
>
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
> ---
> fs/efivarfs/super.c | 5 +----
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
I'll queue this up once -rc1 comes around. Thanks.
> diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/super.c b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
> index 1c5224cf183e..95a685f022e6 100644
> --- a/fs/efivarfs/super.c
> +++ b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
> @@ -192,12 +192,9 @@ static const struct dentry_operations efivarfs_d_ops = {
> static struct dentry *efivarfs_alloc_dentry(struct dentry *parent, char *name)
> {
> struct dentry *d;
> - struct qstr q;
> + struct qstr q = QSTR(name);
> int err;
>
> - q.name = name;
> - q.len = strlen(name);
> -
> err = efivarfs_d_hash(parent, &q);
> if (err)
> return ERR_PTR(err);
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