diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index c359d72e9d76..93603e6ff479 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -933,9 +933,9 @@ static struct io_context *rq_ioc(struct bio *bio)
  * Get a free request from @q.  This function may fail under memory
  * pressure or if @q is dead.
  *
- * Must be callled with @q->queue_lock held and,
- * Returns %NULL on failure, with @q->queue_lock held.
- * Returns !%NULL on success, with @q->queue_lock *not held*.
+ * Must be called with @q->queue_lock held and,
+ * Returns ERR_PTR on failure, with @q->queue_lock held.
+ * Returns request pointer on success, with @q->queue_lock *not held*.
  */
 static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, int rw_flags,
 				     struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, int rw_flags,
 	int may_queue;
 
 	if (unlikely(blk_queue_dying(q)))
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	may_queue = elv_may_queue(q, rw_flags);
 	if (may_queue == ELV_MQUEUE_NO)
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, int rw_flags,
 					 * process is not a "batcher", and not
 					 * exempted by the IO scheduler
 					 */
-					return NULL;
+					return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, int rw_flags,
 	 * allocated with any setting of ->nr_requests
 	 */
 	if (rl->count[is_sync] >= (3 * q->nr_requests / 2))
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	q->nr_rqs[is_sync]++;
 	rl->count[is_sync]++;
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ fail_alloc:
 rq_starved:
 	if (unlikely(rl->count[is_sync] == 0))
 		rl->starved[is_sync] = 1;
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1110,9 +1110,9 @@ rq_starved:
  * Get a free request from @q.  If %__GFP_WAIT is set in @gfp_mask, this
  * function keeps retrying under memory pressure and fails iff @q is dead.
  *
- * Must be callled with @q->queue_lock held and,
- * Returns %NULL on failure, with @q->queue_lock held.
- * Returns !%NULL on success, with @q->queue_lock *not held*.
+ * Must be called with @q->queue_lock held and,
+ * Returns ERR_PTR on failure, with @q->queue_lock held.
+ * Returns request pointer on success, with @q->queue_lock *not held*.
  */
 static struct request *get_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw_flags,
 				   struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
@@ -1125,12 +1125,12 @@ static struct request *get_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw_flags,
 	rl = blk_get_rl(q, bio);	/* transferred to @rq on success */
 retry:
 	rq = __get_request(rl, rw_flags, bio, gfp_mask);
-	if (rq)
+	if (!IS_ERR(rq))
 		return rq;
 
 	if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT) || unlikely(blk_queue_dying(q))) {
 		blk_put_rl(rl);
-		return NULL;
+		return rq;
 	}
 
 	/* wait on @rl and retry */
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ static struct request *blk_old_get_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw,
 
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	rq = get_request(q, rw, NULL, gfp_mask);
-	if (!rq)
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	/* q->queue_lock is unlocked at this point */
 
@@ -1219,8 +1219,8 @@ struct request *blk_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 {
 	struct request *rq = blk_get_request(q, bio_data_dir(bio), gfp_mask);
 
-	if (unlikely(!rq))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return rq;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 
@@ -1615,8 +1615,8 @@ get_rq:
 	 * Returns with the queue unlocked.
 	 */
 	req = get_request(q, rw_flags, bio, GFP_NOIO);
-	if (unlikely(!req)) {
-		bio_endio(bio, -ENODEV);	/* @q is dead */
+	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
+		bio_endio(bio, PTR_ERR(req));	/* @q is dead */
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 5189cb1e478a..940aa8a34b70 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -218,9 +218,11 @@ struct request *blk_mq_alloc_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw, gfp_t gfp,
 	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
 	struct request *rq;
 	struct blk_mq_alloc_data alloc_data;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (blk_mq_queue_enter(q))
-		return NULL;
+	ret = blk_mq_queue_enter(q);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	ctx = blk_mq_get_ctx(q);
 	hctx = q->mq_ops->map_queue(q, ctx->cpu);
@@ -240,6 +242,8 @@ struct request *blk_mq_alloc_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw, gfp_t gfp,
 		ctx = alloc_data.ctx;
 	}
 	blk_mq_put_ctx(ctx);
+	if (!rq)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EWOULDBLOCK);
 	return rq;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_alloc_request);
diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index ff46addde5d8..73c78fd12cc1 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ bsg_map_hdr(struct bsg_device *bd, struct sg_io_v4 *hdr, fmode_t has_write_perm,
 	 * map scatter-gather elements separately and string them to request
 	 */
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, rw, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rq)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return rq;
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 
 	ret = blk_fill_sgv4_hdr_rq(q, rq, hdr, bd, has_write_perm);
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ bsg_map_hdr(struct bsg_device *bd, struct sg_io_v4 *hdr, fmode_t has_write_perm,
 		}
 
 		next_rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!next_rq) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(next_rq)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(next_rq);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		rq->next_rq = next_rq;
diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index 29d056782833..a8b0d0208448 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ static int sg_io(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 		at_head = 1;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, writing ? WRITE : READ, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rq)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 
 	if (blk_fill_sghdr_rq(q, rq, hdr, mode)) {
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ int sg_scsi_ioctl(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode,
 	}
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, in_len ? WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);
-	if (!rq) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(rq);
 		goto error_free_buffer;
 	}
 
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ static int __blk_send_generic(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 	int err;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, WRITE, __GFP_WAIT);
-	if (!rq)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 	rq->timeout = BLK_DEFAULT_SG_TIMEOUT;
 	rq->cmd[0] = cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index ca831f741d89..d48715b287e6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ static int pd_special_command(struct pd_unit *disk,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(disk->gd->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
-	if (!rq)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
 	rq->special = func;
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 7fa8c80e8982..09e628dafd9d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -704,8 +704,8 @@ static int pkt_generic_packet(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, struct packet_command *
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, (cgc->data_direction == CGC_DATA_WRITE) ?
 			     WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);
-	if (!rq)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
+		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 
 	if (cgc->buflen) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index d5e2d12b9d9e..5d552857de41 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static struct carm_request *carm_get_special(struct carm_host *host)
 		return NULL;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(host->oob_q, WRITE /* bogus */, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rq) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 		carm_put_request(host, crq);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 898b84bba28a..5d28a45d2960 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -2180,8 +2180,8 @@ static int cdrom_read_cdda_bpc(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, __u8 __user *ubuf,
 		len = nr * CD_FRAMESIZE_RAW;
 
 		rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!rq) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+		if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(rq);
 			break;
 		}
 		blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
index f41558a0bcd1..ca958604cda2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void issue_park_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
 	 * timeout has expired, so power management will be reenabled.
 	 */
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, GFP_NOWAIT);
-	if (unlikely(!rq))
+	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		goto out;
 
 	rq->cmd[0] = REQ_UNPARK_HEADS;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 7bcf67eec921..e99507ed0e3c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static struct request *get_alua_req(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, rw, GFP_NOIO);
 
-	if (!rq) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 			    "%s: blk_get_request failed\n", __func__);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c
index 6f07f7fe3aa1..84765384c47c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_emc.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static struct request *get_req(struct scsi_device *sdev, int cmd,
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue,
 			(cmd != INQUIRY) ? WRITE : READ, GFP_NOIO);
-	if (!rq) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev, "get_req: blk_get_request failed");
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_hp_sw.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_hp_sw.c
index e9d9fea9e272..4ee2759f5299 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_hp_sw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_hp_sw.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int hp_sw_tur(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct hp_sw_dh_data *h)
 
 retry:
 	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, WRITE, GFP_NOIO);
-	if (!req)
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return SCSI_DH_RES_TEMP_UNAVAIL;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static int hp_sw_start_stop(struct hp_sw_dh_data *h)
 	struct request *req;
 
 	req = blk_get_request(h->sdev->request_queue, WRITE, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!req)
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return SCSI_DH_RES_TEMP_UNAVAIL;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c
index 826069db9848..1b5bc9293e37 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static struct request *get_rdac_req(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, rw, GFP_NOIO);
 
-	if (!rq) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				"get_rdac_req: blk_get_request failed.\n");
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
index 5f4cbf0c4759..fd19fd8468ac 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
@@ -1567,8 +1567,8 @@ static struct request *_make_request(struct request_queue *q, bool has_write,
 		struct request *req;
 
 		req = blk_get_request(q, has_write ? WRITE : READ, flags);
-		if (unlikely(!req))
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		if (IS_ERR(req))
+			return req;
 
 		blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
 		return req;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index 0727ea7cc387..dff37a250d79 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int osst_execute(struct osst_request *SRpnt, const unsigned char *cmd,
 	int write = (data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 	req = blk_get_request(SRpnt->stp->device->request_queue, write, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!req)
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return DRIVER_ERROR << 24;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 4c433bf47a06..a2c3d3d255a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ static void scsi_eh_lock_door(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	 * request becomes available
 	 */
 	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, READ, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!req)
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ce62e8798cc8..972d0a8adf2e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device *sdev, const unsigned char *cmd,
 	int ret = DRIVER_ERROR << 24;
 
 	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, write, __GFP_WAIT);
-	if (!req)
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return ret;
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 01cf88888797..60354449d9ed 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1711,9 +1711,9 @@ sg_start_req(Sg_request *srp, unsigned char *cmd)
 	}
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, rw, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!rq) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		kfree(long_cmdp);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 	}
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index aff9689de0f7..59db5bfc11db 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int st_scsi_execute(struct st_request *SRpnt, const unsigned char *cmd,
 
 	req = blk_get_request(SRpnt->stp->device->request_queue, write,
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!req)
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return DRIVER_ERROR << 24;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
index 943b1dbe859a..70d9f6dabba0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ pscsi_execute_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		req = blk_get_request(pdv->pdv_sd->request_queue,
 				(data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!req) {
+		if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 			pr_err("PSCSI: blk_get_request() failed\n");
 			ret = TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
 			goto fail;