diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 9cd2ecad07db..cc4f987687f3 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int gfs2_get_block_noalloc(struct inode *inode, sector_t lblock,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	if (!buffer_mapped(bh_result))
-		return -EIO;
+		return -ENODATA;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 8dff9cbd0a87..62d9081d1e26 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -1301,12 +1301,8 @@ int gfs2_block_map(struct inode *inode, sector_t lblock,
 	trace_gfs2_bmap(ip, bh_map, lblock, create, 1);
 
 	ret = gfs2_iomap_get(inode, pos, length, flags, &iomap, &mp);
-	if (!ret && iomap.type == IOMAP_HOLE) {
-		if (create)
-			ret = gfs2_iomap_alloc(inode, &iomap, &mp);
-		else
-			ret = -ENODATA;
-	}
+	if (create && !ret && iomap.type == IOMAP_HOLE)
+		ret = gfs2_iomap_alloc(inode, &iomap, &mp);
 	release_metapath(&mp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 9133b3178677..2e9314091c81 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ __acquires(&sdp->sd_ail_lock)
 		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 		ret = generic_writepages(mapping, wbc);
 		spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+		if (ret == -ENODATA) /* if a jdata write into a new hole */
+			ret = 0; /* ignore it */
 		if (ret || wbc->nr_to_write <= 0)
 			break;
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 92d799a193b8..f7addc6197ed 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -2529,13 +2529,13 @@ int gfs2_check_blk_type(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr, unsigned int type)
 
 	rbm.rgd = rgd;
 	error = gfs2_rbm_from_block(&rbm, no_addr);
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(error))
-		goto fail;
-
-	if (gfs2_testbit(&rbm, false) != type)
-		error = -ESTALE;
+	if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(error)) {
+		if (gfs2_testbit(&rbm, false) != type)
+			error = -ESTALE;
+	}
 
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rgd_gh);
+
 fail:
 	return error;
 }