diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index b9df7a6b1f9d..0bf4f718be46 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -557,10 +557,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(
 	 * or perform more xattr manipulations. Otherwise there is nothing more
 	 * to do and we can return success.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(bp, args);
-	if (error) {
-		if (error != -ENOSPC)
-			return error;
+	if (!xfs_attr3_leaf_add(bp, args)) {
 		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_to_node(args);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
@@ -574,7 +571,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(
 	}
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_leaf_addname_return(attr->xattri_dela_state, args->dp);
-	return error;
+	return 0;
 
 out_brelse:
 	xfs_trans_brelse(args->trans, bp);
@@ -1399,21 +1396,21 @@ xfs_attr_node_try_addname(
 {
 	struct xfs_da_state		*state = attr->xattri_da_state;
 	struct xfs_da_state_blk		*blk;
-	int				error;
+	int				error = 0;
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_node_addname(state->args);
 
 	blk = &state->path.blk[state->path.active-1];
 	ASSERT(blk->magic == XFS_ATTR_LEAF_MAGIC);
 
-	error = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(blk->bp, state->args);
-	if (error == -ENOSPC) {
+	if (!xfs_attr3_leaf_add(blk->bp, state->args)) {
 		if (state->path.active == 1) {
 			/*
 			 * Its really a single leaf node, but it had
 			 * out-of-line values so it looked like it *might*
 			 * have been a b-tree. Let the caller deal with this.
 			 */
+			error = -ENOSPC;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index e50d913ad32f..41baa8a9a67d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  */
 STATIC int xfs_attr3_leaf_create(struct xfs_da_args *args,
 				 xfs_dablk_t which_block, struct xfs_buf **bpp);
-STATIC int xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(struct xfs_buf *leaf_buffer,
+STATIC void xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(struct xfs_buf *leaf_buffer,
 				   struct xfs_attr3_icleaf_hdr *ichdr,
 				   struct xfs_da_args *args, int freemap_index);
 STATIC void xfs_attr3_leaf_compact(struct xfs_da_args *args,
@@ -995,10 +995,8 @@ xfs_attr_shortform_to_leaf(
 		xfs_attr_sethash(&nargs);
 		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int(bp, &nargs); /* set a->index */
 		ASSERT(error == -ENOATTR);
-		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(bp, &nargs);
-		ASSERT(error != -ENOSPC);
-		if (error)
-			goto out;
+		if (!xfs_attr3_leaf_add(bp, &nargs))
+			ASSERT(0);
 		sfe = xfs_attr_sf_nextentry(sfe);
 	}
 	error = 0;
@@ -1340,8 +1338,9 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_split(
 	struct xfs_da_state_blk	*oldblk,
 	struct xfs_da_state_blk	*newblk)
 {
-	xfs_dablk_t blkno;
-	int error;
+	bool			added;
+	xfs_dablk_t		blkno;
+	int			error;
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_leaf_split(state->args);
 
@@ -1376,10 +1375,10 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_split(
 	 */
 	if (state->inleaf) {
 		trace_xfs_attr_leaf_add_old(state->args);
-		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(oldblk->bp, state->args);
+		added = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(oldblk->bp, state->args);
 	} else {
 		trace_xfs_attr_leaf_add_new(state->args);
-		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(newblk->bp, state->args);
+		added = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(newblk->bp, state->args);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1387,13 +1386,15 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_split(
 	 */
 	oldblk->hashval = xfs_attr_leaf_lasthash(oldblk->bp, NULL);
 	newblk->hashval = xfs_attr_leaf_lasthash(newblk->bp, NULL);
-	return error;
+	if (!added)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Add a name to the leaf attribute list structure.
  */
-int
+bool
 xfs_attr3_leaf_add(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	struct xfs_da_args	*args)
@@ -1402,6 +1403,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_add(
 	struct xfs_attr3_icleaf_hdr ichdr;
 	int			tablesize;
 	int			entsize;
+	bool			added = true;
 	int			sum;
 	int			tmp;
 	int			i;
@@ -1430,7 +1432,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_add(
 		if (ichdr.freemap[i].base < ichdr.firstused)
 			tmp += sizeof(xfs_attr_leaf_entry_t);
 		if (ichdr.freemap[i].size >= tmp) {
-			tmp = xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(bp, &ichdr, args, i);
+			xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(bp, &ichdr, args, i);
 			goto out_log_hdr;
 		}
 		sum += ichdr.freemap[i].size;
@@ -1442,7 +1444,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_add(
 	 * no good and we should just give up.
 	 */
 	if (!ichdr.holes && sum < entsize)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Compact the entries to coalesce free space.
@@ -1455,24 +1457,24 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_add(
 	 * free region, in freemap[0].  If it is not big enough, give up.
 	 */
 	if (ichdr.freemap[0].size < (entsize + sizeof(xfs_attr_leaf_entry_t))) {
-		tmp = -ENOSPC;
+		added = false;
 		goto out_log_hdr;
 	}
 
-	tmp = xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(bp, &ichdr, args, 0);
+	xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(bp, &ichdr, args, 0);
 
 out_log_hdr:
 	xfs_attr3_leaf_hdr_to_disk(args->geo, leaf, &ichdr);
 	xfs_trans_log_buf(args->trans, bp,
 		XFS_DA_LOGRANGE(leaf, &leaf->hdr,
 				xfs_attr3_leaf_hdr_size(leaf)));
-	return tmp;
+	return added;
 }
 
 /*
  * Add a name to a leaf attribute list structure.
  */
-STATIC int
+STATIC void
 xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	struct xfs_attr3_icleaf_hdr *ichdr,
@@ -1590,7 +1592,6 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(
 		}
 	}
 	ichdr->usedbytes += xfs_attr_leaf_entsize(leaf, args->index);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
index bac219589896..589f810eedc0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int	xfs_attr3_leaf_split(struct xfs_da_state *state,
 int	xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int(struct xfs_buf *leaf,
 					struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int	xfs_attr3_leaf_getvalue(struct xfs_buf *bp, struct xfs_da_args *args);
-int	xfs_attr3_leaf_add(struct xfs_buf *leaf_buffer,
+bool	xfs_attr3_leaf_add(struct xfs_buf *leaf_buffer,
 				 struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int	xfs_attr3_leaf_remove(struct xfs_buf *leaf_buffer,
 				    struct xfs_da_args *args);