writepage_cb is the iterator callback for write_cache_pages, which already tracks all errors and returns them to the caller. There is no need to additionally cal mapping_set_error which is intended for contexts where the error can't be directly returned (e.g. the I/O completion handlers). Remove the mapping_set_error call in writepage_cb which is not only superfluous but also buggy as it can be called with the error argument set to AOP_WRITEPAGE_ACTIVATE, which is not actually an error but a magic return value asking the caller to unlock the page. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> --- mm/page-writeback.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c index 3f255534986a2f..62901fa905f01e 100644 --- a/mm/page-writeback.c +++ b/mm/page-writeback.c @@ -2534,9 +2534,8 @@ static int writepage_cb(struct folio *folio, struct writeback_control *wbc, void *data) { struct address_space *mapping = data; - int ret = mapping->a_ops->writepage(&folio->page, wbc); - mapping_set_error(mapping, ret); - return ret; + + return mapping->a_ops->writepage(&folio->page, wbc); } int do_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc) -- 2.39.2