* get_net_ns - increment the refcount of the network namespace
* @ns: common namespace (net)
*
- * Returns the net's common namespace.
+ * Returns the net's common namespace or ERR_PTR() if ref is zero.
*/
struct ns_common *get_net_ns(struct ns_common *ns)
{
- return &get_net(container_of(ns, struct net, ns))->ns;
+ struct net *net;
+
+ net = maybe_get_net(container_of(ns, struct net, ns));
+ if (net)
+ return &net->ns;
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_net_ns);