1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index c5ee9f0691e3..0f0b1eadb98d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -1009,11 +1009,14 @@ struct buffer_head *ext3_getblk(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
         buffer_trace_init(&dummy.b_history);
         err = ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle, inode, block, 1,
                                         &dummy, create, 1);
-        if (err == 1) {
+        /*
+         * ext3_get_blocks_handle() returns number of blocks
+         * mapped. 0 in case of a HOLE.
+         */
+        if (err > 0) {
+                if (err > 1)
+                        WARN_ON(1);
                 err = 0;
-        } else if (err >= 0) {
-                WARN_ON(1);
-                err = -EIO;
         }
         *errp = err;
         if (!err && buffer_mapped(&dummy)) {