diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
index 5e820ea35570..127408069ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ static int erst_open_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_close_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
 static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 			   struct timespec *time, struct pstore_info *psi);
-static u64 erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
+static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id, unsigned int part,
 		       size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			struct pstore_info *psi);
@@ -1040,11 +1040,12 @@ static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 	return (rc < 0) ? rc : (len - sizeof(*rcd));
 }
 
-static u64 erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
+static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id, unsigned int part,
 		       size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	struct cper_pstore_record *rcd = (struct cper_pstore_record *)
 					(erst_info.buf - sizeof(*rcd));
+	int ret;
 
 	memset(rcd, 0, sizeof(*rcd));
 	memcpy(rcd->hdr.signature, CPER_SIG_RECORD, CPER_SIG_SIZE);
@@ -1079,9 +1080,10 @@ static u64 erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
 	}
 	rcd->sec_hdr.section_severity = CPER_SEV_FATAL;
 
-	erst_write(&rcd->hdr);
+	ret = erst_write(&rcd->hdr);
+	*id = rcd->hdr.record_id;
 
-	return rcd->hdr.record_id;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index be8bcb035e2a..8370f72d87ff 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u64 efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
-			    size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
+static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
+		unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	char name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
 	char stub_name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static u64 efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
 	efi_guid_t vendor = LINUX_EFI_CRASH_GUID;
 	struct efivars *efivars = psi->data;
 	struct efivar_entry *entry, *found = NULL;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	sprintf(stub_name, "dump-type%u-%u-", type, part);
 	sprintf(name, "%s%lu", stub_name, get_seconds());
@@ -548,18 +548,19 @@ static u64 efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
 		efivar_unregister(found);
 
 	if (size)
-		efivar_create_sysfs_entry(efivars,
+		ret = efivar_create_sysfs_entry(efivars,
 					  utf16_strsize(efi_name,
 							DUMP_NAME_LEN * 2),
 					  efi_name, &vendor);
 
-	return part;
+	*id = part;
+	return ret;
 };
 
 static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			    struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
-	efi_pstore_write(type, id, 0, psi);
+	efi_pstore_write(type, &id, (unsigned int)id, 0, psi);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -580,8 +581,8 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static u64 efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
-			    size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
+static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
+		unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index 0472924024cc..2bd620f0d796 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void pstore_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,
 	unsigned long	size, total = 0;
 	char		*dst, *why;
 	u64		id;
-	int		hsize;
+	int		hsize, ret;
 	unsigned int	part = 1;
 	unsigned long	flags = 0;
 	int		is_locked = 0;
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ static void pstore_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,
 		memcpy(dst, s1 + s1_start, l1_cpy);
 		memcpy(dst + l1_cpy, s2 + s2_start, l2_cpy);
 
-		id = psinfo->write(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, part,
+		ret = psinfo->write(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, &id, part,
 				   hsize + l1_cpy + l2_cpy, psinfo);
-		if (reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && pstore_is_mounted())
+		if (ret == 0 && reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && pstore_is_mounted())
 			pstore_new_entry = 1;
 		l1 -= l1_cpy;
 		l2 -= l2_cpy;
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ static void pstore_timefunc(unsigned long dummy)
 int pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	u64		id;
+	int		ret;
 	unsigned long	flags;
 
 	if (!psinfo)
@@ -257,8 +258,8 @@ int pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&psinfo->buf_lock, flags);
 	memcpy(psinfo->buf, buf, size);
-	id = psinfo->write(type, 0, size, psinfo);
-	if (pstore_is_mounted())
+	ret = psinfo->write(type, &id, 0, size, psinfo);
+	if (ret == 0 && pstore_is_mounted())
 		pstore_mkfile(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, psinfo->name, id, psinfo->buf,
 			      size, CURRENT_TIME, psinfo);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psinfo->buf_lock, flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/pstore.h b/include/linux/pstore.h
index b91440e64d6e..ea567321ae3c 100644
--- a/include/linux/pstore.h
+++ b/include/linux/pstore.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ struct pstore_info {
 	int		(*close)(struct pstore_info *psi);
 	ssize_t		(*read)(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
 			struct timespec *time, struct pstore_info *psi);
-	u64		(*write)(enum pstore_type_id type, unsigned int part,
-			size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
+	int		(*write)(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 *id,
+			unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
 	int		(*erase)(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 			struct pstore_info *psi);
 	void		*data;