diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 9485a88..5e96cbd 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -634,9 +634,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, pos, len, &alloc_required);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	alloc_required = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, pos, len);
 
 	if (alloc_required || gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
 		gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, len, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 84da64b..744c29e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -1244,13 +1244,12 @@
  * @ip: the file being written to
  * @offset: the offset to write to
  * @len: the number of bytes being written
- * @alloc_required: set to 1 if an alloc is required, 0 otherwise
  *
- * Returns: errno
+ * Returns: 1 if an alloc is required, 0 otherwise
  */
 
 int gfs2_write_alloc_required(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset,
-			      unsigned int len, int *alloc_required)
+			      unsigned int len)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct buffer_head bh;
@@ -1258,26 +1257,23 @@
 	u64 lblock, lblock_stop, size;
 	u64 end_of_file;
 
-	*alloc_required = 0;
-
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip)) {
 		if (offset + len >
 		    sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode))
-			*alloc_required = 1;
+			return 1;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	*alloc_required = 1;
 	shift = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
 	BUG_ON(gfs2_is_dir(ip));
 	end_of_file = (ip->i_disksize + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
 	lblock = offset >> shift;
 	lblock_stop = (offset + len + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
 	if (lblock_stop > end_of_file)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	size = (lblock_stop - lblock) << shift;
 	do {
@@ -1285,12 +1281,11 @@
 		bh.b_size = size;
 		gfs2_block_map(&ip->i_inode, lblock, &bh, 0);
 		if (!buffer_mapped(&bh))
-			return 0;
+			return 1;
 		size -= bh.b_size;
 		lblock += (bh.b_size >> ip->i_inode.i_blkbits);
 	} while(size > 0);
 
-	*alloc_required = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.h b/fs/gfs2/bmap.h
index c983177..a20a521 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.h
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@
 int gfs2_truncatei_resume(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 int gfs2_file_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 int gfs2_write_alloc_required(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset,
-			      unsigned int len, int *alloc_required);
+			      unsigned int len);
 
 #endif /* __BMAP_DOT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index ed9a94f..4edd662 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@
 	unsigned long last_index;
 	u64 pos = page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	unsigned int data_blocks, ind_blocks, rblocks;
-	int alloc_required = 0;
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
 	int ret;
@@ -364,8 +363,7 @@
 	set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &ip->i_gl->gl_flags);
 	set_bit(GIF_SW_PAGED, &ip->i_flags);
 
-	ret = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, pos, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, &alloc_required);
-	if (ret || !alloc_required)
+	if (!gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, pos, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE))
 		goto out_unlock;
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index 8f02d3d..8bb643c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -787,15 +787,9 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	for (x = 0; x < num_qd; x++) {
-		int alloc_required;
-
 		offset = qd2offset(qda[x]);
-		error = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, offset,
-						  sizeof(struct gfs2_quota),
-						  &alloc_required);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_gunlock;
-		if (alloc_required)
+		if (gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, offset,
+					      sizeof(struct gfs2_quota)))
 			nalloc++;
 	}
 
@@ -1584,10 +1578,7 @@
 		goto out_i;
 
 	offset = qd2offset(qd);
-	error = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, offset, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota),
-					  &alloc_required);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_i;
+	alloc_required = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, offset, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota));
 	if (alloc_required) {
 		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
 		if (al == NULL)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 4d1aad3..4140811 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(jd->jd_inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(jd->jd_inode);
-	int ar;
-	int error;
 
 	if (ip->i_disksize < (8 << 20) || ip->i_disksize > (1 << 30) ||
 	    (ip->i_disksize & (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1))) {
@@ -352,13 +350,12 @@
 	}
 	jd->jd_blocks = ip->i_disksize >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
 
-	error = gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, 0, ip->i_disksize, &ar);
-	if (!error && ar) {
+	if (gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, 0, ip->i_disksize)) {
 		gfs2_consist_inode(ip);
-		error = -EIO;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	return error;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**