--- a/fs/proc/base.c~proc-convert-the-return-type-of-proc_fd_access_allowed-to-be-boolean +++ a/fs/proc/base.c @@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ static int proc_pid_syscall(struct seq_f /************************************************************************/ /* permission checks */ -static int proc_fd_access_allowed(struct inode *inode) +static bool proc_fd_access_allowed(struct inode *inode) { struct task_struct *task; - int allowed = 0; + bool allowed = false; /* Allow access to a task's file descriptors if it is us or we * may use ptrace attach to the process and find out that * information.