diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
index 20cc36b01b77..4a6c83e5bc41 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ static int __superblock_all_zeroes(struct dm_block_manager *bm, bool *result)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return dm_bm_unlock(b);
+	dm_bm_unlock(b);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __setup_mapping_info(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd)
@@ -465,7 +467,9 @@ static int __open_metadata(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd)
 	dm_disk_bitset_init(cmd->tm, &cmd->discard_info);
 	sb_flags = le32_to_cpu(disk_super->flags);
 	cmd->clean_when_opened = test_bit(CLEAN_SHUTDOWN, &sb_flags);
-	return dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+	dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+
+	return 0;
 
 bad:
 	dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-era-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-era-target.c
index 0119ebfb3d49..665bf3285618 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-era-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-era-target.c
@@ -343,7 +343,9 @@ static int superblock_all_zeroes(struct dm_block_manager *bm, bool *result)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return dm_bm_unlock(b);
+	dm_bm_unlock(b);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -582,7 +584,9 @@ static int open_metadata(struct era_metadata *md)
 	md->metadata_snap = le64_to_cpu(disk->metadata_snap);
 	md->archived_writesets = true;
 
-	return dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+	dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+
+	return 0;
 
 bad:
 	dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
@@ -1046,12 +1050,7 @@ static int metadata_take_snap(struct era_metadata *md)
 
 	md->metadata_snap = dm_block_location(clone);
 
-	r = dm_tm_unlock(md->tm, clone);
-	if (r) {
-		DMERR("%s: couldn't unlock clone", __func__);
-		md->metadata_snap = SUPERBLOCK_LOCATION;
-		return r;
-	}
+	dm_tm_unlock(md->tm, clone);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
index 6ba47cfb1443..1fa45695b68a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
@@ -396,7 +396,9 @@ static int __superblock_all_zeroes(struct dm_block_manager *bm, int *result)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return dm_bm_unlock(b);
+	dm_bm_unlock(b);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __setup_btree_details(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd)
@@ -650,7 +652,9 @@ static int __open_metadata(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd)
 	}
 
 	__setup_btree_details(pmd);
-	return dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+	dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+
+	return 0;
 
 bad_cleanup_data_sm:
 	dm_sm_destroy(pmd->data_sm);
@@ -1297,7 +1301,9 @@ static int __release_metadata_snap(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd)
 	dm_btree_del(&pmd->details_info, le64_to_cpu(disk_super->device_details_root));
 	dm_sm_dec_block(pmd->metadata_sm, held_root);
 
-	return dm_tm_unlock(pmd->tm, copy);
+	dm_tm_unlock(pmd->tm, copy);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int dm_pool_release_metadata_snap(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd)
@@ -1327,7 +1333,9 @@ static int __get_metadata_snap(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd,
 	disk_super = dm_block_data(sblock);
 	*result = le64_to_cpu(disk_super->held_root);
 
-	return dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+	dm_bm_unlock(sblock);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int dm_pool_get_metadata_snap(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd,
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
index e64b61ad0ef3..431a03067d64 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ static int get_ablock(struct dm_array_info *info, dm_block_t b,
 /*
  * Unlocks an array block.
  */
-static int unlock_ablock(struct dm_array_info *info, struct dm_block *block)
+static void unlock_ablock(struct dm_array_info *info, struct dm_block *block)
 {
-	return dm_tm_unlock(info->btree_info.tm, block);
+	dm_tm_unlock(info->btree_info.tm, block);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.c
index 88dbe7b97c2c..f2393ba838eb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ int dm_bm_write_lock_zero(struct dm_block_manager *bm,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_bm_write_lock_zero);
 
-int dm_bm_unlock(struct dm_block *b)
+void dm_bm_unlock(struct dm_block *b)
 {
 	struct buffer_aux *aux;
 	aux = dm_bufio_get_aux_data(to_buffer(b));
@@ -590,8 +590,6 @@ int dm_bm_unlock(struct dm_block *b)
 		bl_up_read(&aux->lock);
 
 	dm_bufio_release(to_buffer(b));
-
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_bm_unlock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.h b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.h
index 84330f59886d..3627d1b7667a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.h
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-block-manager.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int dm_bm_write_lock_zero(struct dm_block_manager *bm, dm_block_t b,
 			  struct dm_block_validator *v,
 			  struct dm_block **result);
 
-int dm_bm_unlock(struct dm_block *b);
+void dm_bm_unlock(struct dm_block *b);
 
 /*
  * It's a common idiom to have a superblock that should be committed last.
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-internal.h b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-internal.h
index 8731b6ea026b..a240990a7f33 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-internal.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void inc_children(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, struct btree_node *n,
 		  struct dm_btree_value_type *vt);
 
 int new_block(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_block **result);
-int unlock_block(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_block *b);
+void unlock_block(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_block *b);
 
 /*
  * Spines keep track of the rolling locks.  There are 2 variants, read-only
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c
index 421a36c593e3..4d7617fc6dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ static int init_child(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_btree_value_type *vt
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int exit_child(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct child *c)
+static void exit_child(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct child *c)
 {
-	return dm_tm_unlock(info->tm, c->block);
+	dm_tm_unlock(info->tm, c->block);
 }
 
 static void shift(struct btree_node *left, struct btree_node *right, int count)
@@ -249,13 +249,10 @@ static int rebalance2(struct shadow_spine *s, struct dm_btree_info *info,
 
 	__rebalance2(info, parent, &left, &right);
 
-	r = exit_child(info, &left);
-	if (r) {
-		exit_child(info, &right);
-		return r;
-	}
+	exit_child(info, &left);
+	exit_child(info, &right);
 
-	return exit_child(info, &right);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -389,22 +386,9 @@ static int rebalance3(struct shadow_spine *s, struct dm_btree_info *info,
 
 	__rebalance3(info, parent, &left, &center, &right);
 
-	r = exit_child(info, &left);
-	if (r) {
-		exit_child(info, &center);
-		exit_child(info, &right);
-		return r;
-	}
-
-	r = exit_child(info, &center);
-	if (r) {
-		exit_child(info, &right);
-		return r;
-	}
-
-	r = exit_child(info, &right);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
+	exit_child(info, &left);
+	exit_child(info, &center);
+	exit_child(info, &right);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -428,9 +412,7 @@ static int rebalance_children(struct shadow_spine *s,
 
 		memcpy(n, dm_block_data(child),
 		       dm_bm_block_size(dm_tm_get_bm(info->tm)));
-		r = dm_tm_unlock(info->tm, child);
-		if (r)
-			return r;
+		dm_tm_unlock(info->tm, child);
 
 		dm_tm_dec(info->tm, dm_block_location(child));
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-spine.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-spine.c
index 0dee514ba4c5..b27b8091a1ca 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-spine.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-spine.c
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ int new_block(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_block **result)
 	return dm_tm_new_block(info->tm, &btree_node_validator, result);
 }
 
-int unlock_block(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_block *b)
+void unlock_block(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct dm_block *b)
 {
-	return dm_tm_unlock(info->tm, b);
+	dm_tm_unlock(info->tm, b);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ int exit_ro_spine(struct ro_spine *s)
 	int r = 0, i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < s->count; i++) {
-		int r2 = unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[i]);
-		if (r2 < 0)
-			r = r2;
+		unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[i]);
 	}
 
 	return r;
@@ -150,9 +148,7 @@ int ro_step(struct ro_spine *s, dm_block_t new_child)
 	int r;
 
 	if (s->count == 2) {
-		r = unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[0]);
-		if (r < 0)
-			return r;
+		unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[0]);
 		s->nodes[0] = s->nodes[1];
 		s->count--;
 	}
@@ -194,9 +190,7 @@ int exit_shadow_spine(struct shadow_spine *s)
 	int r = 0, i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < s->count; i++) {
-		int r2 = unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[i]);
-		if (r2 < 0)
-			r = r2;
+		unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[i]);
 	}
 
 	return r;
@@ -208,9 +202,7 @@ int shadow_step(struct shadow_spine *s, dm_block_t b,
 	int r;
 
 	if (s->count == 2) {
-		r = unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[0]);
-		if (r < 0)
-			return r;
+		unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[0]);
 		s->nodes[0] = s->nodes[1];
 		s->count--;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c
index b6cec258cc21..25a62b73cfc0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ int dm_btree_empty(struct dm_btree_info *info, dm_block_t *root)
 	n->header.value_size = cpu_to_le32(info->value_type.size);
 
 	*root = dm_block_location(b);
-	return unlock_block(info, b);
+	unlock_block(info, b);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_btree_empty);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c
index aacbe70c2c2e..306d2e4502c4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ int sm_ll_extend(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t extra_blocks)
 
 		idx.blocknr = cpu_to_le64(dm_block_location(b));
 
-		r = dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, b);
-		if (r < 0)
-			return r;
+		dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, b);
 
 		idx.nr_free = cpu_to_le32(ll->entries_per_block);
 		idx.none_free_before = 0;
@@ -293,7 +291,9 @@ int sm_ll_lookup_bitmap(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t b, uint32_t *result)
 
 	*result = sm_lookup_bitmap(dm_bitmap_data(blk), b);
 
-	return dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, blk);
+	dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, blk);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int sm_ll_lookup_big_ref_count(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t b,
@@ -373,9 +373,7 @@ int sm_ll_find_free_block(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t begin,
 			return r;
 		}
 
-		r = dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, blk);
-		if (r < 0)
-			return r;
+		dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, blk);
 
 		*result = i * ll->entries_per_block + (dm_block_t) position;
 		return 0;
@@ -429,9 +427,7 @@ static int sm_ll_mutate(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t b,
 	if (ref_count <= 2) {
 		sm_set_bitmap(bm_le, bit, ref_count);
 
-		r = dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, nb);
-		if (r < 0)
-			return r;
+		dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, nb);
 
 		if (old > 2) {
 			r = dm_btree_remove(&ll->ref_count_info,
@@ -445,9 +441,7 @@ static int sm_ll_mutate(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t b,
 		__le32 le_rc = cpu_to_le32(ref_count);
 
 		sm_set_bitmap(bm_le, bit, 3);
-		r = dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, nb);
-		if (r < 0)
-			return r;
+		dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, nb);
 
 		__dm_bless_for_disk(&le_rc);
 		r = dm_btree_insert(&ll->ref_count_info, ll->ref_count_root,
@@ -556,7 +550,9 @@ static int metadata_ll_init_index(struct ll_disk *ll)
 	memcpy(dm_block_data(b), &ll->mi_le, sizeof(ll->mi_le));
 	ll->bitmap_root = dm_block_location(b);
 
-	return dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, b);
+	dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, b);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int metadata_ll_open(struct ll_disk *ll)
@@ -570,7 +566,9 @@ static int metadata_ll_open(struct ll_disk *ll)
 		return r;
 
 	memcpy(&ll->mi_le, dm_block_data(block), sizeof(ll->mi_le));
-	return dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, block);
+	dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, block);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static dm_block_t metadata_ll_max_entries(struct ll_disk *ll)
@@ -590,7 +588,9 @@ static int metadata_ll_commit(struct ll_disk *ll)
 	memcpy(dm_block_data(b), &ll->mi_le, sizeof(ll->mi_le));
 	ll->bitmap_root = dm_block_location(b);
 
-	return dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, b);
+	dm_tm_unlock(ll->tm, b);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int sm_ll_new_metadata(struct ll_disk *ll, struct dm_transaction_manager *tm)
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.c
index 9cb797d800cf..abe2c5dd0993 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.c
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ int dm_tm_read_lock(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, dm_block_t b,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_tm_read_lock);
 
-int dm_tm_unlock(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, struct dm_block *b)
+void dm_tm_unlock(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, struct dm_block *b)
 {
-	return dm_bm_unlock(b);
+	dm_bm_unlock(b);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_tm_unlock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.h b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.h
index 2e0d4d66fb1b..f3a18be68f30 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.h
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-transaction-manager.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int dm_tm_read_lock(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, dm_block_t b,
 		    struct dm_block_validator *v,
 		    struct dm_block **result);
 
-int dm_tm_unlock(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, struct dm_block *b);
+void dm_tm_unlock(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm, struct dm_block *b);
 
 /*
  * Functions for altering the reference count of a block directly.