Merge tag 'modules-for-v4.16-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/lin…

…ux/kernel/git/jeyu/linux

Pull modules fix from Jessica Yu:
 "Propagate error in modules_open() to avoid possible later NULL
  dereference if seq_open() had failed"

* tag 'modules-for-v4.16-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeyu/linux:
  module: propagate error in modules_open()

kernel/module.c

@@ -4228,7 +4228,7 @@ static int modules_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		m->private = kallsyms_show_value() ? NULL : (void *)8ul;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations proc_modules_operations = {