--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c @@ -5815,8 +5815,8 @@ int ext4_ext_replay_update_ex(struct ino int ret; path = ext4_find_extent(inode, start, NULL, 0); - if (!path) - return -EINVAL; + if (IS_ERR(path)) + return PTR_ERR(path); ex = path[path->p_depth].p_ext; if (!ex) { ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;