diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index b5e0dba02192..13594556146c 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -1179,14 +1179,16 @@ static struct page_state error_states[] = {
  * "Dirty/Clean" indication is not 100% accurate due to the possibility of
  * setting PG_dirty outside page lock. See also comment above set_page_dirty().
  */
-static void action_result(unsigned long pfn, enum mf_action_page_type type,
-			  enum mf_result result)
+static int action_result(unsigned long pfn, enum mf_action_page_type type,
+			 enum mf_result result)
 {
 	trace_memory_failure_event(pfn, type, result);
 
 	num_poisoned_pages_inc();
 	pr_err("%#lx: recovery action for %s: %s\n",
 		pfn, action_page_types[type], action_name[result]);
+
+	return (result == MF_RECOVERED || result == MF_DELAYED) ? 0 : -EBUSY;
 }
 
 static int page_action(struct page_state *ps, struct page *p,
@@ -1197,14 +1199,12 @@ static int page_action(struct page_state *ps, struct page *p,
 	/* page p should be unlocked after returning from ps->action().  */
 	result = ps->action(ps, p);
 
-	action_result(pfn, ps->type, result);
-
 	/* Could do more checks here if page looks ok */
 	/*
 	 * Could adjust zone counters here to correct for the missing page.
 	 */
 
-	return (result == MF_RECOVERED || result == MF_DELAYED) ? 0 : -EBUSY;
+	return action_result(pfn, ps->type, result);
 }
 
 static inline bool PageHWPoisonTakenOff(struct page *page)
@@ -1853,8 +1853,7 @@ retry:
 			flags |= MF_NO_RETRY;
 			goto retry;
 		}
-		action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, MF_IGNORED);
-		return res;
+		return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, MF_IGNORED);
 	}
 
 	head = compound_head(p);
@@ -1880,22 +1879,17 @@ retry:
 		} else {
 			res = MF_FAILED;
 		}
-		action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_FREE_HUGE, res);
-		return res == MF_RECOVERED ? 0 : -EBUSY;
+		return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_FREE_HUGE, res);
 	}
 
 	page_flags = head->flags;
 
 	if (!hwpoison_user_mappings(p, pfn, flags, head)) {
-		action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_IGNORED);
-		res = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
+		unlock_page(head);
+		return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_IGNORED);
 	}
 
 	return identify_page_state(pfn, p, page_flags);
-out:
-	unlock_page(head);
-	return res;
 }
 
 #else
@@ -2060,16 +2054,13 @@ try_again:
 					}
 					res = MF_FAILED;
 				}
-				action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_BUDDY, res);
-				res = res == MF_RECOVERED ? 0 : -EBUSY;
+				res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_BUDDY, res);
 			} else {
-				action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_KERNEL_HIGH_ORDER, MF_IGNORED);
-				res = -EBUSY;
+				res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_KERNEL_HIGH_ORDER, MF_IGNORED);
 			}
 			goto unlock_mutex;
 		} else if (res < 0) {
-			action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, MF_IGNORED);
-			res = -EBUSY;
+			res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, MF_IGNORED);
 			goto unlock_mutex;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2090,8 +2081,7 @@ try_again:
 		 */
 		SetPageHasHWPoisoned(hpage);
 		if (try_to_split_thp_page(p) < 0) {
-			action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNSPLIT_THP, MF_IGNORED);
-			res = -EBUSY;
+			res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNSPLIT_THP, MF_IGNORED);
 			goto unlock_mutex;
 		}
 		VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!page_count(p), p);
@@ -2124,8 +2114,7 @@ try_again:
 			retry = false;
 			goto try_again;
 		}
-		action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_DIFFERENT_COMPOUND, MF_IGNORED);
-		res = -EBUSY;
+		res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_DIFFERENT_COMPOUND, MF_IGNORED);
 		goto unlock_page;
 	}
 
@@ -2165,8 +2154,7 @@ try_again:
 	 * Abort on fail: __filemap_remove_folio() assumes unmapped page.
 	 */
 	if (!hwpoison_user_mappings(p, pfn, flags, p)) {
-		action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_IGNORED);
-		res = -EBUSY;
+		res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_IGNORED);
 		goto unlock_page;
 	}
 
@@ -2174,8 +2162,7 @@ try_again:
 	 * Torn down by someone else?
 	 */
 	if (PageLRU(p) && !PageSwapCache(p) && p->mapping == NULL) {
-		action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_TRUNCATED_LRU, MF_IGNORED);
-		res = -EBUSY;
+		res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_TRUNCATED_LRU, MF_IGNORED);
 		goto unlock_page;
 	}