The function __alloc_fd was added to support binder[1]. With binder fixed[2] there are no more users. As alloc_fd just calls __alloc_fd with "files=current->files", merge them together by transforming the files parameter into a local variable initialized to current->files. [1]dcfadfa4ec("new helper: __alloc_fd()") [2]44d8047f1d("binder: use standard functions to allocate fds") Acked-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@ubuntu.com> v1: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200817220425.9389-16-ebiederm@xmission.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201120231441.29911-20-ebiederm@xmission.com Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>