diff -Naurp linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/ext2/xattr.c linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/ext2/xattr.c
--- linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/ext2/xattr.c	2005-09-01 14:26:03.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/ext2/xattr.c	2005-10-10 19:47:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -679,11 +679,6 @@ ext2_xattr_set2(struct inode *inode, str
 			ea_idebug(inode, "creating block %d", block);
 
 			new_bh = sb_getblk(sb, block);
-			if (!new_bh) {
-				ext2_free_blocks(inode, block, 1);
-				error = -EIO;
-				goto cleanup;
-			}
 			lock_buffer(new_bh);
 			memcpy(new_bh->b_data, header, new_bh->b_size);
 			set_buffer_uptodate(new_bh);
diff -Naurp linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/fat/dir.c linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/fat/dir.c
--- linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/fat/dir.c	2005-09-26 13:58:15.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/fat/dir.c	2005-10-10 19:37:47.000000000 +0000
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static inline void fat_dir_readahead(str
 		return;
 
 	bh = sb_getblk(sb, phys);
-	if (bh && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 		for (sec = 0; sec < sbi->sec_per_clus; sec++)
 			sb_breadahead(sb, phys + sec);
 	}
@@ -978,10 +978,6 @@ static int fat_zeroed_cluster(struct ino
 	n = nr_used;
 	while (blknr < last_blknr) {
 		bhs[n] = sb_getblk(sb, blknr);
-		if (!bhs[n]) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto error;
-		}
 		memset(bhs[n]->b_data, 0, sb->s_blocksize);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[n]);
 		mark_buffer_dirty(bhs[n]);
@@ -1031,10 +1027,6 @@ int fat_alloc_new_dir(struct inode *dir,
 
 	blknr = fat_clus_to_blknr(sbi, cluster);
 	bhs[0] = sb_getblk(sb, blknr);
-	if (!bhs[0]) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_free;
-	}
 
 	fat_date_unix2dos(ts->tv_sec, &time, &date);
 
@@ -1113,10 +1105,6 @@ static int fat_add_new_entries(struct in
 		last_blknr = start_blknr + sbi->sec_per_clus;
 		while (blknr < last_blknr) {
 			bhs[n] = sb_getblk(sb, blknr);
-			if (!bhs[n]) {
-				err = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error_nomem;
-			}
 
 			/* fill the directory entry */
 			copy = min(size, sb->s_blocksize);
diff -Naurp linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/fat/fatent.c linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/fat/fatent.c
--- linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/fat/fatent.c	2005-06-17 19:48:29.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/fat/fatent.c	2005-10-10 19:38:10.000000000 +0000
@@ -357,10 +357,6 @@ static int fat_mirror_bhs(struct super_b
 
 		for (n = 0; n < nr_bhs; n++) {
 			c_bh = sb_getblk(sb, backup_fat + bhs[n]->b_blocknr);
-			if (!c_bh) {
-				err = -ENOMEM;
-				goto error;
-			}
 			memcpy(c_bh->b_data, bhs[n]->b_data, sb->s_blocksize);
 			set_buffer_uptodate(c_bh);
 			mark_buffer_dirty(c_bh);
diff -Naurp linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/isofs/inode.c linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/isofs/inode.c
--- linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/isofs/inode.c	2005-09-01 14:26:03.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/isofs/inode.c	2005-10-10 19:55:40.000000000 +0000
@@ -994,8 +994,6 @@ int isofs_get_blocks(struct inode *inode
 			map_bh(*bh, inode->i_sb, firstext + b_off - offset);
 		} else {
 			*bh = sb_getblk(inode->i_sb, firstext+b_off-offset);
-			if ( !*bh )
-				goto abort;
 		}
 		bh++;	/* Next buffer head */
 		b_off++;	/* Next buffer offset */
diff -Naurp linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/ntfs/compress.c linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/ntfs/compress.c
--- linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/ntfs/compress.c	2005-09-26 13:58:16.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/ntfs/compress.c	2005-10-10 19:50:15.000000000 +0000
@@ -641,8 +641,7 @@ lock_retry_remap:
 		max_block = block + (vol->cluster_size >> block_size_bits);
 		do {
 			ntfs_debug("block = 0x%x.", block);
-			if (unlikely(!(bhs[nr_bhs] = sb_getblk(sb, block))))
-				goto getblk_err;
+			bhs[nr_bhs] = sb_getblk(sb, block);
 			nr_bhs++;
 		} while (++block < max_block);
 	}
@@ -938,9 +937,6 @@ rl_err:
 			"compression block.");
 	goto err_out;
 
-getblk_err:
-	up_read(&ni->runlist.lock);
-	ntfs_error(vol->sb, "getblk() failed. Cannot read compression block.");
 
 err_out:
 	kfree(bhs);
diff -Naurp linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/sysv/balloc.c linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/sysv/balloc.c
--- linux-2.6.14-rc2-orig/fs/sysv/balloc.c	2005-06-17 19:48:29.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc2-cleanp/fs/sysv/balloc.c	2005-10-10 19:52:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ void sysv_free_block(struct super_block 
 	if (count == sbi->s_flc_size || count == 0) {
 		block += sbi->s_block_base;
 		bh = sb_getblk(sb, block);
-		if (!bh) {
-			printk("sysv_free_block: getblk() failed\n");
-			unlock_super(sb);
-			return;
-		}
 		memset(bh->b_data, 0, sb->s_blocksize);
 		*(__fs16*)bh->b_data = cpu_to_fs16(sbi, count);
 		memcpy(get_chunk(sb,bh), blocks, count * sizeof(sysv_zone_t));