op_data = ll_prep_md_op_data(NULL, inode, NULL, NULL, 0, symlen,
LUSTRE_OPC_ANY, NULL);
+ if (IS_ERR(op_data))
+ RETURN(PTR_ERR(op_data));
+
op_data->op_valid = OBD_MD_LINKNAME;
rc = md_getattr(sbi->ll_md_exp, op_data, request);
ll_finish_md_op_data(op_data);