3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/sys/include/sys/vfs.h b/sys/include/sys/vfs.h
index 40b27af..7aafecf 100644
--- a/sys/include/sys/vfs.h
+++ b/sys/include/sys/vfs.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct fs_info *vfs_byname(const char *name);
 struct vnode *vfs_path_to_node(const char *path);
 char *vfs_get_fname_at(const char *path, size_t idx);
 bool vfs_is_valid_path(const char *path);
-size_t vfs_hash_path(const char *path);
+ssize_t vfs_hash_path(const char *path);
 #endif /* defined(_KERNEL) */
 
 #endif  /* !_SYS_VFS_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
index 53df6a2..3b1fcc5 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ vfs_create_mp(const char *path, int mntflags, struct mount **mp_out)
 int
 vfs_mount(const char *path, int mntflags)
 {
-    size_t hash = vfs_hash_path(path);
+    size_t hash;
     int status;
     struct mountlist_entry *entry;
     struct mount *mp;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ vfs_mount(const char *path, int mntflags)
     if ((status = vfs_create_mp(path, mntflags, &mp)) != 0) {
         return status;
     }
-    if (hash == 0) {
+    if (hash == -1) {
         /* Something is wrong with the path */
         return -EINVAL;
     }
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index ac8a16b..64dd7c9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ vfs_hash(const char *data)
  *
  * @path: Path to hash.
  *
- * Returns 0 on failure, non-zero return values
+ * Returns -1 on failure, >= 0 return values
  * are valid.
  */
-size_t
+ssize_t
 vfs_hash_path(const char *path)
 {
     char *name = NULL;
     size_t i = 0, hash = 0;
 
     if (strcmp(path, "/") == 0 || !vfs_is_valid_path(path)) {
-        return 0;
+        return -1;
     } else if (*path != '/') {
-        return 0;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     do {