# Re: \[PATCH 2/5\] Check return of stat() to avoid covscan complaining

- From: Jes Sorensen \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-25 00:13:15 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2015/02/6629108
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2015/02/6629108/t.md

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NeilBrown [ref] writes:
> On Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:56:29 -0500 Jes Sorensen [ref]
> wrote:
>
>> NeilBrown [ref] writes:
>> > On Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:00:37 -0500 Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com wrote:
>> >
>> >> From: Jes Sorensen <redacted>
>> >> 
>> >> Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <redacted>
>> >> ---
>> >>  Assemble.c | 6 +++++-
>> >>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> >> 
>> >> diff --git a/Assemble.c b/Assemble.c
>> >> index 131f871..b392214 100644
>> >> --- a/Assemble.c
>> >> +++ b/Assemble.c
>> >> @@ -688,7 +688,11 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
>> >>  			close(dfd);
>> >>  		}
>> >>  
>> >> -		stat(devname, &stb);
>> >> +		if (stat(devname, &stb)) {
>> >> +			pr_err("Unsable to stat(%s) - skipping device.\n",
>> >> +			       devname);
>> >> +			continue;
>> >> +		}
>> >>  
>> >>  		if (c->verbose > 0)
>> >>  			pr_err("%s is identified as a member of %s, slot %d%s.\n",
>> >
>> > I've applied the other 4.  I think I'd rather this one was fixed by changing
>> >   stat(devname,
>> > to
>> >   fstat(dfd,
>> > and keep dfd open a bit longer.
>> >
>> > Does this look OK to you?
>> 
>> I got the warning from covscan because we ignored the return value from
>> stat, so I think you still need to check the return value from fstat()
>> as well.
>
> I hope not.
> You can only get errors from fstat if you do something stupid like passing
> NULL as the stat pointer, or passing a non-open file descriptior.
> So if covscan complains, then covscan is broken.
>
> In contrast, stat can certainly given an error, such a ENOENT, which cannot
> possibly be avoided by not being stupid.

Hmmm OK you got a point, even if the file is removed, it shouldn't
disappear until all users close it.

Cheers,
Jes
```