diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index c6f47b6cfd5f..b45915dd67b9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1565,15 +1565,12 @@ static void rb_tail_page_update(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	}
 }
 
-static int rb_check_bpage(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
+static void rb_check_bpage(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 			  struct buffer_page *bpage)
 {
 	unsigned long val = (unsigned long)bpage;
 
-	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, val & RB_FLAG_MASK))
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
+	RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, val & RB_FLAG_MASK);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1583,30 +1580,28 @@ static int rb_check_bpage(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
  * As a safety measure we check to make sure the data pages have not
  * been corrupted.
  */
-static int rb_check_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+static void rb_check_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = rb_list_head(cpu_buffer->pages);
 	struct list_head *tmp;
 
 	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 			rb_list_head(rb_list_head(head->next)->prev) != head))
-		return -1;
+		return;
 
 	if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 			rb_list_head(rb_list_head(head->prev)->next) != head))
-		return -1;
+		return;
 
 	for (tmp = rb_list_head(head->next); tmp != head; tmp = rb_list_head(tmp->next)) {
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 				rb_list_head(rb_list_head(tmp->next)->prev) != tmp))
-			return -1;
+			return;
 
 		if (RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer,
 				rb_list_head(rb_list_head(tmp->prev)->next) != tmp))
-			return -1;
+			return;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
@@ -4496,7 +4491,6 @@ rb_update_read_stamp(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 	default:
 		RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, 1);
 	}
-	return;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -4527,7 +4521,6 @@ rb_update_iter_read_stamp(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter,
 	default:
 		RB_WARN_ON(iter->cpu_buffer, 1);
 	}
-	return;
 }
 
 static struct buffer_page *
@@ -4942,7 +4935,6 @@ rb_reader_unlock(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer, bool locked)
 {
 	if (likely(locked))
 		raw_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
-	return;
 }
 
 /**