diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index a4b7d92e946c1e..fbf4c269a7b77b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ _xfs_buf_find(
 	xfs_buf_flags_t		flags,
 	xfs_buf_t		*new_bp)
 {
-	size_t			numbytes;
 	struct xfs_perag	*pag;
 	struct rb_node		**rbp;
 	struct rb_node		*parent;
@@ -450,10 +449,9 @@ _xfs_buf_find(
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nmaps; i++)
 		numblks += map[i].bm_len;
-	numbytes = BBTOB(numblks);
 
 	/* Check for IOs smaller than the sector size / not sector aligned */
-	ASSERT(!(numbytes < btp->bt_meta_sectorsize));
+	ASSERT(!(BBTOB(numblks) < btp->bt_meta_sectorsize));
 	ASSERT(!(BBTOB(blkno) & (xfs_off_t)btp->bt_meta_sectormask));
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 092d652bc03df3..9cf3a86a22011c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -750,13 +750,13 @@ xfs_buf_item_free_format(
  * buffer (see xfs_buf_attach_iodone() below), then put the
  * buf log item at the front.
  */
-void
+int
 xfs_buf_item_init(
-	xfs_buf_t	*bp,
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp)
+	struct xfs_buf	*bp,
+	struct xfs_mount *mp)
 {
-	xfs_log_item_t		*lip = bp->b_fspriv;
-	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip;
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip = bp->b_fspriv;
+	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip;
 	int			chunks;
 	int			map_size;
 	int			error;
@@ -770,12 +770,11 @@ xfs_buf_item_init(
 	 */
 	ASSERT(bp->b_target->bt_mount == mp);
 	if (lip != NULL && lip->li_type == XFS_LI_BUF)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	bip = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_buf_item_zone, KM_SLEEP);
 	xfs_log_item_init(mp, &bip->bli_item, XFS_LI_BUF, &xfs_buf_item_ops);
 	bip->bli_buf = bp;
-	xfs_buf_hold(bp);
 
 	/*
 	 * chunks is the number of XFS_BLF_CHUNK size pieces the buffer
@@ -788,6 +787,11 @@ xfs_buf_item_init(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_buf_item_get_format(bip, bp->b_map_count);
 	ASSERT(error == 0);
+	if (error) {	/* to stop gcc throwing set-but-unused warnings */
+		kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_item_zone, bip);
+		return error;
+	}
+
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bip->bli_format_count; i++) {
 		chunks = DIV_ROUND_UP(BBTOB(bp->b_maps[i].bm_len),
@@ -807,6 +811,8 @@ xfs_buf_item_init(
 	if (bp->b_fspriv)
 		bip->bli_item.li_bio_list = bp->b_fspriv;
 	bp->b_fspriv = bip;
+	xfs_buf_hold(bp);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h
index 3f3455a415102d..f7eba99d19dde9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_buf_log_item {
 	struct xfs_buf_log_format __bli_format;	/* embedded in-log header */
 } xfs_buf_log_item_t;
 
-void	xfs_buf_item_init(struct xfs_buf *, struct xfs_mount *);
+int	xfs_buf_item_init(struct xfs_buf *, struct xfs_mount *);
 void	xfs_buf_item_relse(struct xfs_buf *);
 void	xfs_buf_item_log(xfs_buf_log_item_t *, uint, uint);
 uint	xfs_buf_item_dirty(xfs_buf_log_item_t *);