diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
index aee9aaf9f3df..e8f370d9ce9c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
@@ -922,3 +922,14 @@ is provided - file_open_root_mnt().  In-tree users adjusted.
 no_llseek is gone; don't set .llseek to that - just leave it NULL instead.
 Checks for "does that file have llseek(2), or should it fail with ESPIPE"
 should be done by looking at FMODE_LSEEK in file->f_mode.
+
+---
+
+*mandatory*
+
+filldir_t (readdir callbacks) calling conventions have changed.  Instead of
+returning 0 or -E... it returns bool now.  false means "no more" (as -E... used
+to) and true - "keep going" (as 0 in old calling conventions).  Rationale:
+callers never looked at specific -E... values anyway.  ->iterate() and
+->iterate_shared() instance require no changes at all, all filldir_t ones in
+the tree converted.
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index d257293401e2..097d42cbd540 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ struct osf_dirent_callback {
 	int error;
 };
 
-static int
+static bool
 osf_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	    loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ osf_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 
 	buf->error = -EINVAL;	/* only used if we fail */
 	if (reclen > buf->count)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->error = -EOVERFLOW;
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
+		return false;
 	}
 	if (buf->basep) {
 		if (put_user(offset, buf->basep))
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ osf_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	dirent = (void __user *)dirent + reclen;
 	buf->dirent = dirent;
 	buf->count -= reclen;
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 Efault:
 	buf->error = -EFAULT;
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return false;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_getdirentries, unsigned int, fd,
diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index 56ae5cd5184f..230c2d19116d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ static int afs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx);
 static int afs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags);
 static int afs_d_delete(const struct dentry *dentry);
 static void afs_d_iput(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode);
-static int afs_lookup_one_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int nlen,
+static bool afs_lookup_one_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int nlen,
 				  loff_t fpos, u64 ino, unsigned dtype);
-static int afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int nlen,
+static bool afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int nlen,
 			      loff_t fpos, u64 ino, unsigned dtype);
 static int afs_create(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		      struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, bool excl);
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int afs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
  * - if afs_dir_iterate_block() spots this function, it'll pass the FID
  *   uniquifier through dtype
  */
-static int afs_lookup_one_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool afs_lookup_one_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 				  int nlen, loff_t fpos, u64 ino, unsigned dtype)
 {
 	struct afs_lookup_one_cookie *cookie =
@@ -584,16 +584,16 @@ static int afs_lookup_one_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 
 	if (cookie->name.len != nlen ||
 	    memcmp(cookie->name.name, name, nlen) != 0) {
-		_leave(" = 0 [no]");
-		return 0;
+		_leave(" = true [keep looking]");
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	cookie->fid.vnode = ino;
 	cookie->fid.unique = dtype;
 	cookie->found = 1;
 
-	_leave(" = -1 [found]");
-	return -1;
+	_leave(" = false [found]");
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -636,12 +636,11 @@ static int afs_do_lookup_one(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
  * - if afs_dir_iterate_block() spots this function, it'll pass the FID
  *   uniquifier through dtype
  */
-static int afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			      int nlen, loff_t fpos, u64 ino, unsigned dtype)
 {
 	struct afs_lookup_cookie *cookie =
 		container_of(ctx, struct afs_lookup_cookie, ctx);
-	int ret;
 
 	_enter("{%s,%u},%s,%u,,%llu,%u",
 	       cookie->name.name, cookie->name.len, name, nlen,
@@ -663,12 +662,10 @@ static int afs_lookup_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 		cookie->fids[1].unique	= dtype;
 		cookie->found = 1;
 		if (cookie->one_only)
-			return -1;
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	ret = cookie->nr_fids >= 50 ? -1 : 0;
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
+	return cookie->nr_fids < 50;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 18d5b91cb573..c29814a66c5b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct ecryptfs_getdents_callback {
 };
 
 /* Inspired by generic filldir in fs/readdir.c */
-static int
+static bool
 ecryptfs_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *lower_name,
 		 int lower_namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -61,18 +61,19 @@ ecryptfs_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *lower_name,
 		container_of(ctx, struct ecryptfs_getdents_callback, ctx);
 	size_t name_size;
 	char *name;
-	int rc;
+	int err;
+	bool res;
 
 	buf->filldir_called++;
-	rc = ecryptfs_decode_and_decrypt_filename(&name, &name_size,
-						  buf->sb, lower_name,
-						  lower_namelen);
-	if (rc) {
-		if (rc != -EINVAL) {
+	err = ecryptfs_decode_and_decrypt_filename(&name, &name_size,
+						   buf->sb, lower_name,
+						   lower_namelen);
+	if (err) {
+		if (err != -EINVAL) {
 			ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG,
 					"%s: Error attempting to decode and decrypt filename [%s]; rc = [%d]\n",
-					__func__, lower_name, rc);
-			return rc;
+					__func__, lower_name, err);
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		/* Mask -EINVAL errors as these are most likely due a plaintext
@@ -81,16 +82,15 @@ ecryptfs_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *lower_name,
 		 * the "lost+found" dentry in the root directory of an Ext4
 		 * filesystem.
 		 */
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	buf->caller->pos = buf->ctx.pos;
-	rc = !dir_emit(buf->caller, name, name_size, ino, d_type);
+	res = dir_emit(buf->caller, name, name_size, ino, d_type);
 	kfree(name);
-	if (!rc)
+	if (res)
 		buf->entries_written++;
-
-	return rc;
+	return res;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -111,14 +111,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	lower_file = ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file);
 	rc = iterate_dir(lower_file, &buf.ctx);
 	ctx->pos = buf.ctx.pos;
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto out;
-	if (buf.filldir_called && !buf.entries_written)
-		goto out;
-	if (rc >= 0)
-		fsstack_copy_attr_atime(inode,
-					file_inode(lower_file));
-out:
+	if (rc >= 0 && (buf.entries_written || !buf.filldir_called))
+		fsstack_copy_attr_atime(inode, file_inode(lower_file));
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
index 3ef80d000e13..c648a493faf2 100644
--- a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
+++ b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
@@ -248,21 +248,20 @@ struct getdents_callback {
  * A rather strange filldir function to capture
  * the name matching the specified inode number.
  */
-static int filldir_one(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int len,
+static bool filldir_one(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int len,
 			loff_t pos, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct getdents_callback *buf =
 		container_of(ctx, struct getdents_callback, ctx);
-	int result = 0;
 
 	buf->sequence++;
 	if (buf->ino == ino && len <= NAME_MAX) {
 		memcpy(buf->name, name, len);
 		buf->name[len] = '\0';
 		buf->found = 1;
-		result = -1;
+		return false;	// no more
 	}
-	return result;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/fat/dir.c b/fs/fat/dir.c
index 249825017da7..00235b8a1823 100644
--- a/fs/fat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fat/dir.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static int fat_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 }
 
 #define FAT_IOCTL_FILLDIR_FUNC(func, dirent_type)			   \
-static int func(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int name_len,   \
+static bool func(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int name_len,  \
 			     loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)  \
 {									   \
 	struct fat_ioctl_filldir_callback *buf =			   \
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static int func(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int name_len,   \
 	struct dirent_type __user *d2 = d1 + 1;				   \
 									   \
 	if (buf->result)						   \
-		return -EINVAL;						   \
+		return false;						   \
 	buf->result++;							   \
 									   \
 	if (name != NULL) {						   \
@@ -750,10 +750,10 @@ static int func(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int name_len,   \
 		    put_user(short_len, &d1->d_reclen))			   \
 			goto efault;					   \
 	}								   \
-	return 0;							   \
+	return true;							   \
 efault:									   \
 	buf->result = -EFAULT;						   \
-	return -EFAULT;							   \
+	return false;							   \
 }
 
 FAT_IOCTL_FILLDIR_FUNC(fat_ioctl_filldir, __fat_dirent)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/export.c b/fs/gfs2/export.c
index 756d05779200..cf40895233f5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/export.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct get_name_filldir {
 	char *name;
 };
 
-static int get_name_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool get_name_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			    int length, loff_t offset, u64 inum,
 			    unsigned int type)
 {
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ static int get_name_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 		container_of(ctx, struct get_name_filldir, ctx);
 
 	if (inum != gnfd->inum.no_addr)
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	memcpy(gnfd->name, name, length);
 	gnfd->name[length] = 0;
 
-	return 1;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static int gfs2_get_name(struct dentry *parent, char *name,
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index 9751cc92c111..6785a9cc9ee1 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3779,7 +3779,7 @@ static int reserve_populate_dentry(struct ksmbd_dir_info *d_info,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __query_dir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
+static bool __query_dir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		       loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_readdir_data	*buf;
@@ -3793,22 +3793,20 @@ static int __query_dir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 
 	/* dot and dotdot entries are already reserved */
 	if (!strcmp(".", name) || !strcmp("..", name))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	if (ksmbd_share_veto_filename(priv->work->tcon->share_conf, name))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	if (!match_pattern(name, namlen, priv->search_pattern))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	d_info->name		= name;
 	d_info->name_len	= namlen;
 	rc = reserve_populate_dentry(d_info, priv->info_level);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-	if (d_info->flags & SMB2_RETURN_SINGLE_ENTRY) {
+		return false;
+	if (d_info->flags & SMB2_RETURN_SINGLE_ENTRY)
 		d_info->out_buf_len = 0;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static void restart_ctx(struct dir_context *ctx)
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index 78d01033604c..48b2b901f6e5 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_unlink(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int __dir_empty(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
+static bool __dir_empty(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		       loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_readdir_data *buf;
@@ -1113,9 +1113,7 @@ static int __dir_empty(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	buf = container_of(ctx, struct ksmbd_readdir_data, ctx);
 	buf->dirent_count++;
 
-	if (buf->dirent_count > 2)
-		return -ENOTEMPTY;
-	return 0;
+	return buf->dirent_count <= 2;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1142,7 +1140,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int __caseless_lookup(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool __caseless_lookup(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			     int namlen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			     unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -1151,13 +1149,13 @@ static int __caseless_lookup(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	buf = container_of(ctx, struct ksmbd_readdir_data, ctx);
 
 	if (buf->used != namlen)
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	if (!strncasecmp((char *)buf->private, name, namlen)) {
 		memcpy((char *)buf->private, name, namlen);
 		buf->dirent_count = 1;
-		return -EEXIST;
+		return false;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index c634483d85d2..b29d27eaa8a6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ struct nfs4_dir_ctx {
 	struct list_head names;
 };
 
-static int
+static bool
 nfsd4_build_namelist(struct dir_context *__ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ nfsd4_build_namelist(struct dir_context *__ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	struct name_list *entry;
 
 	if (namlen != HEXDIR_LEN - 1)
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(struct name_list), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (entry == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return false;
 	memcpy(entry->name, name, HEXDIR_LEN - 1);
 	entry->name[HEXDIR_LEN - 1] = '\0';
 	list_add(&entry->list, &ctx->names);
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 9f486b788ed0..4b0015706e98 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ struct readdir_data {
 	int		full;
 };
 
-static int nfsd_buffered_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool nfsd_buffered_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 				 int namlen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 				 unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ static int nfsd_buffered_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	reclen = ALIGN(sizeof(struct buffered_dirent) + namlen, sizeof(u64));
 	if (buf->used + reclen > PAGE_SIZE) {
 		buf->full = 1;
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	de->namlen = namlen;
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ static int nfsd_buffered_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	memcpy(de->name, name, namlen);
 	buf->used += reclen;
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static __be32 nfsd_buffered_readdir(struct file *file, struct svc_fh *fhp,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 81c3d65d68fe..694471fc46b8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ struct ocfs2_empty_dir_priv {
 	unsigned seen_other;
 	unsigned dx_dir;
 };
-static int ocfs2_empty_dir_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool ocfs2_empty_dir_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 				   int name_len, loff_t pos, u64 ino,
 				   unsigned type)
 {
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ static int ocfs2_empty_dir_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	 */
 	if (name_len == 1 && !strncmp(".", name, 1) && pos == 0) {
 		p->seen_dot = 1;
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	if (name_len == 2 && !strncmp("..", name, 2) &&
@@ -2060,13 +2060,13 @@ static int ocfs2_empty_dir_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 		p->seen_dot_dot = 1;
 
 		if (p->dx_dir && p->seen_dot)
-			return 1;
+			return false;
 
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	p->seen_other = 1;
-	return 1;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_empty_dir_dx(struct inode *inode,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index fa87d89cf754..126671e6caed 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ struct ocfs2_orphan_filldir_priv {
 	enum ocfs2_orphan_reco_type orphan_reco_type;
 };
 
-static int ocfs2_orphan_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool ocfs2_orphan_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 				int name_len, loff_t pos, u64 ino,
 				unsigned type)
 {
@@ -2066,21 +2066,21 @@ static int ocfs2_orphan_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	struct inode *iter;
 
 	if (name_len == 1 && !strncmp(".", name, 1))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	if (name_len == 2 && !strncmp("..", name, 2))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	/* do not include dio entry in case of orphan scan */
 	if ((p->orphan_reco_type == ORPHAN_NO_NEED_TRUNCATE) &&
 			(!strncmp(name, OCFS2_DIO_ORPHAN_PREFIX,
 			OCFS2_DIO_ORPHAN_PREFIX_LEN)))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	/* Skip bad inodes so that recovery can continue */
 	iter = ocfs2_iget(p->osb, ino,
 			  OCFS2_FI_FLAG_ORPHAN_RECOVERY, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(iter))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	if (!strncmp(name, OCFS2_DIO_ORPHAN_PREFIX,
 			OCFS2_DIO_ORPHAN_PREFIX_LEN))
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ static int ocfs2_orphan_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	 * happen concurrently with unlink/rename */
 	if (OCFS2_I(iter)->ip_next_orphan) {
 		iput(iter);
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	trace_ocfs2_orphan_filldir((unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(iter)->ip_blkno);
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ static int ocfs2_orphan_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	OCFS2_I(iter)->ip_next_orphan = p->head;
 	p->head = iter;
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_queue_orphans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index 78f62cc1797b..8c25d185cdc0 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static struct ovl_cache_entry *ovl_cache_entry_new(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 	return p;
 }
 
-static int ovl_cache_entry_add_rb(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
+static bool ovl_cache_entry_add_rb(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 				  const char *name, int len, u64 ino,
 				  unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -179,22 +179,22 @@ static int ovl_cache_entry_add_rb(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
 
 	if (ovl_cache_entry_find_link(name, len, &newp, &parent))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	p = ovl_cache_entry_new(rdd, name, len, ino, d_type);
 	if (p == NULL) {
 		rdd->err = -ENOMEM;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&p->l_node, rdd->list);
 	rb_link_node(&p->node, parent, newp);
 	rb_insert_color(&p->node, rdd->root);
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
-static int ovl_fill_lowest(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
+static bool ovl_fill_lowest(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 			   const char *name, int namelen,
 			   loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int ovl_fill_lowest(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 			list_add_tail(&p->l_node, &rdd->middle);
 	}
 
-	return rdd->err;
+	return rdd->err == 0;
 }
 
 void ovl_cache_free(struct list_head *list)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static void ovl_cache_put(struct ovl_dir_file *od, struct dentry *dentry)
 	}
 }
 
-static int ovl_fill_merge(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool ovl_fill_merge(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			  int namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			  unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int ovl_cache_update_ino(struct path *path, struct ovl_cache_entry *p)
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int ovl_fill_plain(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool ovl_fill_plain(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			  int namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			  unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -540,11 +540,11 @@ static int ovl_fill_plain(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	p = ovl_cache_entry_new(rdd, name, namelen, ino, d_type);
 	if (p == NULL) {
 		rdd->err = -ENOMEM;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return false;
 	}
 	list_add_tail(&p->l_node, rdd->list);
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static int ovl_dir_read_impure(struct path *path,  struct list_head *list,
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ struct ovl_readdir_translate {
 	bool xinowarn;
 };
 
-static int ovl_fill_real(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool ovl_fill_real(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			   int namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			   unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ void ovl_cleanup_whiteouts(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper,
 	inode_unlock(upper->d_inode);
 }
 
-static int ovl_check_d_type(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool ovl_check_d_type(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			  int namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			  unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -1036,12 +1036,12 @@ static int ovl_check_d_type(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 
 	/* Even if d_type is not supported, DT_DIR is returned for . and .. */
 	if (!strncmp(name, ".", namelen) || !strncmp(name, "..", namelen))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	if (d_type != DT_UNKNOWN)
 		rdd->d_type_supported = true;
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index 09e8ed7d4161..9c53edb60c03 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct readdir_callback {
 	int result;
 };
 
-static int fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
+static bool fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		      loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct readdir_callback *buf =
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ static int fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	unsigned long d_ino;
 
 	if (buf->result)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	buf->result = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
-	if (buf->result < 0)
-		return buf->result;
+	if (buf->result)
+		return false;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->result = -EOVERFLOW;
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
+		return false;
 	}
 	buf->result++;
 	dirent = buf->dirent;
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ static int fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	unsafe_put_user(namlen, &dirent->d_namlen, efault_end);
 	unsafe_copy_dirent_name(dirent->d_name, name, namlen, efault_end);
 	user_write_access_end();
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 efault_end:
 	user_write_access_end();
 efault:
 	buf->result = -EFAULT;
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return false;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct getdents_callback {
 	int error;
 };
 
-static int filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
+static bool filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		   loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct linux_dirent __user *dirent, *prev;
@@ -232,18 +232,18 @@ static int filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 
 	buf->error = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
 	if (unlikely(buf->error))
-		return buf->error;
+		return false;
 	buf->error = -EINVAL;	/* only used if we fail.. */
 	if (reclen > buf->count)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->error = -EOVERFLOW;
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
+		return false;
 	}
 	prev_reclen = buf->prev_reclen;
 	if (prev_reclen && signal_pending(current))
-		return -EINTR;
+		return false;
 	dirent = buf->current_dir;
 	prev = (void __user *) dirent - prev_reclen;
 	if (!user_write_access_begin(prev, reclen + prev_reclen))
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ static int filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	buf->current_dir = (void __user *)dirent + reclen;
 	buf->prev_reclen = reclen;
 	buf->count -= reclen;
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 efault_end:
 	user_write_access_end();
 efault:
 	buf->error = -EFAULT;
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return false;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct getdents_callback64 {
 	int error;
 };
 
-static int filldir64(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
+static bool filldir64(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		     loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct linux_dirent64 __user *dirent, *prev;
@@ -319,13 +319,13 @@ static int filldir64(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 
 	buf->error = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
 	if (unlikely(buf->error))
-		return buf->error;
+		return false;
 	buf->error = -EINVAL;	/* only used if we fail.. */
 	if (reclen > buf->count)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	prev_reclen = buf->prev_reclen;
 	if (prev_reclen && signal_pending(current))
-		return -EINTR;
+		return false;
 	dirent = buf->current_dir;
 	prev = (void __user *)dirent - prev_reclen;
 	if (!user_write_access_begin(prev, reclen + prev_reclen))
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ static int filldir64(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	buf->prev_reclen = reclen;
 	buf->current_dir = (void __user *)dirent + reclen;
 	buf->count -= reclen;
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 
 efault_end:
 	user_write_access_end();
 efault:
 	buf->error = -EFAULT;
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return false;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ struct compat_readdir_callback {
 	int result;
 };
 
-static int compat_fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool compat_fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			     int namlen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			     unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -407,14 +407,14 @@ static int compat_fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	compat_ulong_t d_ino;
 
 	if (buf->result)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	buf->result = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
-	if (buf->result < 0)
-		return buf->result;
+	if (buf->result)
+		return false;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->result = -EOVERFLOW;
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
+		return false;
 	}
 	buf->result++;
 	dirent = buf->dirent;
@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@ static int compat_fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	unsafe_put_user(namlen, &dirent->d_namlen, efault_end);
 	unsafe_copy_dirent_name(dirent->d_name, name, namlen, efault_end);
 	user_write_access_end();
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 efault_end:
 	user_write_access_end();
 efault:
 	buf->result = -EFAULT;
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return false;
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ struct compat_getdents_callback {
 	int error;
 };
 
-static int compat_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
+static bool compat_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 		loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct compat_linux_dirent __user *dirent, *prev;
@@ -484,18 +484,18 @@ static int compat_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 
 	buf->error = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
 	if (unlikely(buf->error))
-		return buf->error;
+		return false;
 	buf->error = -EINVAL;	/* only used if we fail.. */
 	if (reclen > buf->count)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->error = -EOVERFLOW;
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
+		return false;
 	}
 	prev_reclen = buf->prev_reclen;
 	if (prev_reclen && signal_pending(current))
-		return -EINTR;
+		return false;
 	dirent = buf->current_dir;
 	prev = (void __user *) dirent - prev_reclen;
 	if (!user_write_access_begin(prev, reclen + prev_reclen))
@@ -511,12 +511,12 @@ static int compat_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	buf->prev_reclen = reclen;
 	buf->current_dir = (void __user *)dirent + reclen;
 	buf->count -= reclen;
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 efault_end:
 	user_write_access_end();
 efault:
 	buf->error = -EFAULT;
-	return -EFAULT;
+	return false;
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index 436641369283..8b2d52443f41 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ struct reiserfs_dentry_buf {
 	struct dentry *dentries[8];
 };
 
-static int
+static bool
 fill_with_dentries(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namelen,
 		   loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -200,16 +200,16 @@ fill_with_dentries(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namelen,
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!inode_is_locked(d_inode(dbuf->xadir)));
 
 	if (dbuf->count == ARRAY_SIZE(dbuf->dentries))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return false;
 
 	if (name[0] == '.' && (namelen < 2 ||
 			       (namelen == 2 && name[1] == '.')))
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 
 	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, dbuf->xadir, namelen);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		dbuf->err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		return false;
 	} else if (d_really_is_negative(dentry)) {
 		/* A directory entry exists, but no file? */
 		reiserfs_error(dentry->d_sb, "xattr-20003",
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ fill_with_dentries(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namelen,
 			       dentry, dbuf->xadir);
 		dput(dentry);
 		dbuf->err = -EIO;
-		return -EIO;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	dbuf->dentries[dbuf->count++] = dentry;
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ struct listxattr_buf {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 };
 
-static int listxattr_filler(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
+static bool listxattr_filler(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 			    int namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
 			    unsigned int d_type)
 {
@@ -813,19 +813,19 @@ static int listxattr_filler(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 						    name);
 		if (!handler /* Unsupported xattr name */ ||
 		    (handler->list && !handler->list(b->dentry)))
-			return 0;
+			return true;
 		size = namelen + 1;
 		if (b->buf) {
 			if (b->pos + size > b->size) {
 				b->pos = -ERANGE;
-				return -ERANGE;
+				return false;
 			}
 			memcpy(b->buf + b->pos, name, namelen);
 			b->buf[b->pos + namelen] = 0;
 		}
 		b->pos += size;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
index 5abb5fdb71d9..b594f02a52c4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ xchk_dir_check_ftype(
  * we check the inode number to make sure it's sane, then we check that
  * we can look up this filename.  Finally, we check the ftype.
  */
-STATIC int
+STATIC bool
 xchk_dir_actor(
 	struct dir_context	*dir_iter,
 	const char		*name,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 			xfs_dir2_dataptr_to_db(mp->m_dir_geo, pos));
 
 	if (xchk_should_terminate(sdc->sc, &error))
-		return error;
+		return !error;
 
 	/* Does this inode number make sense? */
 	if (!xfs_verify_dir_ino(mp, ino)) {
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 	 * and return zero to xchk_directory.
 	 */
 	if (error == 0 && sdc->sc->sm->sm_flags & XFS_SCRUB_OFLAG_CORRUPT)
-		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
-	return error;
+		return false;
+	return !error;
 }
 
 /* Scrub a directory btree record. */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c
index ab182a5cd0c0..d8dff3fd8053 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct xchk_parent_ctx {
 };
 
 /* Look for a single entry in a directory pointing to an inode. */
-STATIC int
+STATIC bool
 xchk_parent_actor(
 	struct dir_context	*dc,
 	const char		*name,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ xchk_parent_actor(
 	if (xchk_should_terminate(spc->sc, &error))
 		spc->cancelled = true;
 
-	return error;
+	return !error;
 }
 
 /* Count the number of dentries in the parent dir that point to this inode. */
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 9eced4cc286e..c40f68f62941 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2038,9 +2038,10 @@ umode_t mode_strip_sgid(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
  * the kernel specify what kind of dirent layout it wants to have.
  * This allows the kernel to read directories into kernel space or
  * to have different dirent layouts depending on the binary type.
+ * Return 'true' to keep going and 'false' if there are no more entries.
  */
 struct dir_context;
-typedef int (*filldir_t)(struct dir_context *, const char *, int, loff_t, u64,
+typedef bool (*filldir_t)(struct dir_context *, const char *, int, loff_t, u64,
 			 unsigned);
 
 struct dir_context {
@@ -3540,17 +3541,17 @@ static inline bool dir_emit(struct dir_context *ctx,
 			    const char *name, int namelen,
 			    u64 ino, unsigned type)
 {
-	return ctx->actor(ctx, name, namelen, ctx->pos, ino, type) == 0;
+	return ctx->actor(ctx, name, namelen, ctx->pos, ino, type);
 }
 static inline bool dir_emit_dot(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	return ctx->actor(ctx, ".", 1, ctx->pos,
-			  file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino, DT_DIR) == 0;
+			  file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino, DT_DIR);
 }
 static inline bool dir_emit_dotdot(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	return ctx->actor(ctx, "..", 2, ctx->pos,
-			  parent_ino(file->f_path.dentry), DT_DIR) == 0;
+			  parent_ino(file->f_path.dentry), DT_DIR);
 }
 static inline bool dir_emit_dots(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {