1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
index 5e820ea35570..127408069ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ static int erst_open_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_close_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
 static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
                            struct timespec *time, struct pstore_info *psi);
-static u64 erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
+static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id, unsigned int part,
                        size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
                         struct pstore_info *psi);
@@ -1040,11 +1040,12 @@ out:
         return (rc < 0) ? rc : (len - sizeof(*rcd));
 }
 
-static u64 erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
+static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id, unsigned int part,
                        size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
         struct cper_pstore_record *rcd = (struct cper_pstore_record *)
                                         (erst_info.buf - sizeof(*rcd));
+        int ret;
 
         memset(rcd, 0, sizeof(*rcd));
         memcpy(rcd->hdr.signature, CPER_SIG_RECORD, CPER_SIG_SIZE);
@@ -1079,9 +1080,10 @@ static u64 erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
         }
         rcd->sec_hdr.section_severity = CPER_SEV_FATAL;
 
-        erst_write(&rcd->hdr);
+        ret = erst_write(&rcd->hdr);
+        *id = rcd->hdr.record_id;
 
-        return rcd->hdr.record_id;
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,