return len;
 }
 
-enum { OK, FAILED, DONE }
+/**
+ * send_bitmap_rle_or_plain
+ *
+ * Return 0 when done, 1 when another iteration is needed, and a negative error
+ * code upon failure.
+ */
+static int
 send_bitmap_rle_or_plain(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
-       struct p_header80 *h, struct bm_xfer_ctx *c)
+                        struct p_header80 *h, struct bm_xfer_ctx *c)
 {
        struct p_compressed_bm *p = (void*)h;
        unsigned long num_words;
        len = fill_bitmap_rle_bits(mdev, p, c);
 
        if (len < 0)
-               return FAILED;
+               return -EIO;
 
        if (len) {
                DCBP_set_code(p, RLE_VLI_Bits);
                if (c->bit_offset > c->bm_bits)
                        c->bit_offset = c->bm_bits;
        }
-       ok = ok ? ((len == 0) ? DONE : OK) : FAILED;
-
-       if (ok == DONE)
-               INFO_bm_xfer_stats(mdev, "send", c);
-       return ok;
+       if (ok) {
+               if (len == 0) {
+                       INFO_bm_xfer_stats(mdev, "send", c);
+                       return 0;
+               } else
+                       return 1;
+       }
+       return -EIO;
 }
 
 /* See the comment at receive_bitmap() */
 {
        struct bm_xfer_ctx c;
        struct p_header80 *p;
-       int ret;
+       int err;
 
        ERR_IF(!mdev->bitmap) return false;
 
        };
 
        do {
-               ret = send_bitmap_rle_or_plain(mdev, p, &c);
-       } while (ret == OK);
+               err = send_bitmap_rle_or_plain(mdev, p, &c);
+       } while (err > 0);
 
        free_page((unsigned long) p);
-       return (ret == DONE);
+       return err == 0;
 }
 
 int drbd_send_bitmap(struct drbd_conf *mdev)