}
 
 /*
- * If possible, this checks an area of a destination device is valid.
+ * If possible, this checks an area of a destination device is invalid.
  */
-static int device_area_is_valid(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
-                               sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
+static int device_area_is_invalid(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
+                                 sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
 {
        struct queue_limits *limits = data;
        struct block_device *bdev = dev->bdev;
        char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
        if (!dev_size)
-               return 1;
+               return 0;
 
        if ((start >= dev_size) || (start + len > dev_size)) {
                DMWARN("%s: %s too small for target",
                       dm_device_name(ti->table->md), bdevname(bdev, b));
-               return 0;
+               return 1;
        }
 
        if (logical_block_size_sectors <= 1)
-               return 1;
+               return 0;
 
        if (start & (logical_block_size_sectors - 1)) {
                DMWARN("%s: start=%llu not aligned to h/w "
                       dm_device_name(ti->table->md),
                       (unsigned long long)start,
                       limits->logical_block_size, bdevname(bdev, b));
-               return 0;
+               return 1;
        }
 
        if (len & (logical_block_size_sectors - 1)) {
                       dm_device_name(ti->table->md),
                       (unsigned long long)len,
                       limits->logical_block_size, bdevname(bdev, b));
-               return 0;
+               return 1;
        }
 
-       return 1;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /*
                 * Check each device area is consistent with the target's
                 * overall queue limits.
                 */
-               if (!ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_area_is_valid,
-                                              &ti_limits))
+               if (ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_area_is_invalid,
+                                             &ti_limits))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
 combine_limits: