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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index 06a231970cb5..fe511192f83c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -202,15 +202,9 @@ static int ovl_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
int ret;
ret = ovl_sync_status(ofs);
- /*
- * We have to always set the err, because the return value isn't
- * checked in syncfs, and instead indirectly return an error via
- * the sb's writeback errseq, which VFS inspects after this call.
- */
- if (ret < 0) {
- errseq_set(&sb->s_wb_err, -EIO);
+
+ if (ret < 0)
return -EIO;
- }
if (!ret)
return ret;