[bug report] ext4: refactor zeroout path and handle all cases

[Dan Carpenter]

[ Smatch checking is paused while we raise funding.  #SadFace
  https://lore.kernel.org/all/aTaiGSbWZ9DJaGo7@stanley.mountain/ -dan ]

Hello Ojaswin Mujoo,

Commit a985e07c2645 ("ext4: refactor zeroout path and handle all
cases") from Jan 23, 2026 (linux-next), leads to the following Smatch
static checker warning:

	fs/ext4/extents.c:3369 ext4_split_extent_zeroout()
	warn: duplicate zero check 'err' (previous on line 3363)

fs/ext4/extents.c
    3361 
    3362         err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
    3363         if (err)
    3364                 return err;
    3365 
    3366         ext4_ext_mark_initialized(ex);
    3367 
    3368         ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);

Presumably "err = ext4_ext_dirty()".

--> 3369         if (err)
    3370                 return err;
    3371 
    3372         return 0;
    3373 }

regards,
dan carpenter