1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 4cf30dee8161..e89d24815f26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -555,12 +555,10 @@ repeat:
         if (!pte_val(old_pte)) {
                 if (!primary)
                         return 0;
-
-                /*
-                 *  Special error value returned, indicating that the mapping
-                 * did not exist at this address.
-                 */
-                return -EFAULT;
+                WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "CPA: called for zero pte. "
+                       "vaddr = %lx cpa->vaddr = %lx\n", address,
+                       *cpa->vaddr);
+                return -EINVAL;
         }
 
         if (level == PG_LEVEL_4K) {