static void writeback_some_dirty_blocks(struct cache *cache)
 {
-       int r = 0;
        dm_oblock_t oblock;
        dm_cblock_t cblock;
        struct prealloc structs;
        memset(&structs, 0, sizeof(structs));
 
        while (spare_migration_bandwidth(cache)) {
-               if (prealloc_data_structs(cache, &structs))
-                       break;
-
-               r = policy_writeback_work(cache->policy, &oblock, &cblock, busy);
-               if (r)
-                       break;
+               if (policy_writeback_work(cache->policy, &oblock, &cblock, busy))
+                       break; /* no work to do */
 
-               r = get_cell(cache, oblock, &structs, &old_ocell);
-               if (r) {
+               if (prealloc_data_structs(cache, &structs) ||
+                   get_cell(cache, oblock, &structs, &old_ocell)) {
                        policy_set_dirty(cache->policy, oblock);
                        break;
                }