diff -urN RC14-rc2-git8-uml-kconfig/fs/9p/vfs_super.c RC14-rc2-git8-9fs/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
--- RC14-rc2-git8-uml-kconfig/fs/9p/vfs_super.c	2005-09-30 07:33:50.000000000 -0400
+++ RC14-rc2-git8-9fs/fs/9p/vfs_super.c	2005-09-30 07:34:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 	if ((newfid = v9fs_session_init(v9ses, dev_name, data)) < 0) {
 		dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "problem initiating session\n");
-		return newfid;
+		return ERR_PTR(newfid);
 	}
 
 	sb = sget(fs_type, NULL, v9fs_set_super, v9ses);