diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index f27d5b0f9a0b..a98bfcf4a5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1642,22 +1642,22 @@ struct sib_info {
 };
 void drbd_bcast_event(struct drbd_device *device, const struct sib_info *sib);
 
-extern void notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *,
 				  unsigned int,
 				  struct drbd_resource *,
 				  struct resource_info *,
 				  enum drbd_notification_type);
-extern void notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *,
 				unsigned int,
 				struct drbd_device *,
 				struct device_info *,
 				enum drbd_notification_type);
-extern void notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *,
 				    unsigned int,
 				    struct drbd_connection *,
 				    struct connection_info *,
 				    enum drbd_notification_type);
-extern void notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *,
 				     unsigned int,
 				     struct drbd_peer_device *,
 				     struct peer_device_info *,
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 44ccf8b4f4b2..69184cf17b6a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -4617,7 +4617,7 @@ static int nla_put_notification_header(struct sk_buff *msg,
 	return drbd_notification_header_to_skb(msg, &nh, true);
 }
 
-void notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   unsigned int seq,
 			   struct drbd_resource *resource,
 			   struct resource_info *resource_info,
@@ -4659,16 +4659,17 @@ void notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (err && err != -ESRCH)
 			goto failed;
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	nlmsg_free(skb);
 failed:
 	drbd_err(resource, "Error %d while broadcasting event. Event seq:%u\n",
 			err, seq);
+	return err;
 }
 
-void notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 unsigned int seq,
 			 struct drbd_device *device,
 			 struct device_info *device_info,
@@ -4708,16 +4709,17 @@ void notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (err && err != -ESRCH)
 			goto failed;
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	nlmsg_free(skb);
 failed:
 	drbd_err(device, "Error %d while broadcasting event. Event seq:%u\n",
 		 err, seq);
+	return err;
 }
 
-void notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     unsigned int seq,
 			     struct drbd_connection *connection,
 			     struct connection_info *connection_info,
@@ -4757,16 +4759,17 @@ void notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (err && err != -ESRCH)
 			goto failed;
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	nlmsg_free(skb);
 failed:
 	drbd_err(connection, "Error %d while broadcasting event. Event seq:%u\n",
 		 err, seq);
+	return err;
 }
 
-void notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      unsigned int seq,
 			      struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device,
 			      struct peer_device_info *peer_device_info,
@@ -4807,13 +4810,14 @@ void notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (err && err != -ESRCH)
 			goto failed;
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	nlmsg_free(skb);
 failed:
 	drbd_err(peer_device, "Error %d while broadcasting event. Event seq:%u\n",
 		 err, seq);
+	return err;
 }
 
 void notify_helper(enum drbd_notification_type type,
@@ -4864,7 +4868,7 @@ void notify_helper(enum drbd_notification_type type,
 		 err, seq);
 }
 
-static void notify_initial_state_done(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int seq)
+static int notify_initial_state_done(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int seq)
 {
 	struct drbd_genlmsghdr *dh;
 	int err;
@@ -4878,11 +4882,12 @@ static void notify_initial_state_done(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int seq)
 	if (nla_put_notification_header(skb, NOTIFY_EXISTS))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	genlmsg_end(skb, dh);
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	nlmsg_free(skb);
 	pr_err("Error %d sending event. Event seq:%u\n", err, seq);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void free_state_changes(struct list_head *list)
@@ -4909,6 +4914,7 @@ static int get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	unsigned int seq = cb->args[2];
 	unsigned int n;
 	enum drbd_notification_type flags = 0;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	/* There is no need for taking notification_mutex here: it doesn't
 	   matter if the initial state events mix with later state chage
@@ -4917,32 +4923,32 @@ static int get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	cb->args[5]--;
 	if (cb->args[5] == 1) {
-		notify_initial_state_done(skb, seq);
+		err = notify_initial_state_done(skb, seq);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	n = cb->args[4]++;
 	if (cb->args[4] < cb->args[3])
 		flags |= NOTIFY_CONTINUES;
 	if (n < 1) {
-		notify_resource_state_change(skb, seq, state_change->resource,
+		err = notify_resource_state_change(skb, seq, state_change->resource,
 					     NOTIFY_EXISTS | flags);
 		goto next;
 	}
 	n--;
 	if (n < state_change->n_connections) {
-		notify_connection_state_change(skb, seq, &state_change->connections[n],
+		err = notify_connection_state_change(skb, seq, &state_change->connections[n],
 					       NOTIFY_EXISTS | flags);
 		goto next;
 	}
 	n -= state_change->n_connections;
 	if (n < state_change->n_devices) {
-		notify_device_state_change(skb, seq, &state_change->devices[n],
+		err = notify_device_state_change(skb, seq, &state_change->devices[n],
 					   NOTIFY_EXISTS | flags);
 		goto next;
 	}
 	n -= state_change->n_devices;
 	if (n < state_change->n_devices * state_change->n_connections) {
-		notify_peer_device_state_change(skb, seq, &state_change->peer_devices[n],
+		err = notify_peer_device_state_change(skb, seq, &state_change->peer_devices[n],
 						NOTIFY_EXISTS | flags);
 		goto next;
 	}
@@ -4957,7 +4963,10 @@ static int get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		cb->args[4] = 0;
 	}
 out:
-	return skb->len;
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	else
+		return skb->len;
 }
 
 int drbd_adm_get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index b8a27818ab3f..4ee11aef6672 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ int drbd_bitmap_io_from_worker(struct drbd_device *device,
 	return rv;
 }
 
-void notify_resource_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_resource_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  unsigned int seq,
 				  struct drbd_resource_state_change *resource_state_change,
 				  enum drbd_notification_type type)
@@ -1550,10 +1550,10 @@ void notify_resource_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		.res_susp_fen = resource_state_change->susp_fen[NEW],
 	};
 
-	notify_resource_state(skb, seq, resource, &resource_info, type);
+	return notify_resource_state(skb, seq, resource, &resource_info, type);
 }
 
-void notify_connection_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_connection_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    unsigned int seq,
 				    struct drbd_connection_state_change *connection_state_change,
 				    enum drbd_notification_type type)
@@ -1564,10 +1564,10 @@ void notify_connection_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		.conn_role = connection_state_change->peer_role[NEW],
 	};
 
-	notify_connection_state(skb, seq, connection, &connection_info, type);
+	return notify_connection_state(skb, seq, connection, &connection_info, type);
 }
 
-void notify_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				unsigned int seq,
 				struct drbd_device_state_change *device_state_change,
 				enum drbd_notification_type type)
@@ -1577,10 +1577,10 @@ void notify_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		.dev_disk_state = device_state_change->disk_state[NEW],
 	};
 
-	notify_device_state(skb, seq, device, &device_info, type);
+	return notify_device_state(skb, seq, device, &device_info, type);
 }
 
-void notify_peer_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
+int notify_peer_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     unsigned int seq,
 				     struct drbd_peer_device_state_change *p,
 				     enum drbd_notification_type type)
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ void notify_peer_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		.peer_resync_susp_dependency = p->resync_susp_dependency[NEW],
 	};
 
-	notify_peer_device_state(skb, seq, peer_device, &peer_device_info, type);
+	return notify_peer_device_state(skb, seq, peer_device, &peer_device_info, type);
 }
 
 static void broadcast_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *state_change)
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ static void broadcast_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *state_change)
 	struct drbd_resource_state_change *resource_state_change = &state_change->resource[0];
 	bool resource_state_has_changed;
 	unsigned int n_device, n_connection, n_peer_device, n_peer_devices;
-	void (*last_func)(struct sk_buff *, unsigned int, void *,
+	int (*last_func)(struct sk_buff *, unsigned int, void *,
 			  enum drbd_notification_type) = NULL;
 	void *last_arg = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state_change.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state_change.h
index ba80f612d6ab..d5b0479bc9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state_change.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state_change.h
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ extern struct drbd_state_change *remember_old_state(struct drbd_resource *, gfp_
 extern void copy_old_to_new_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *);
 extern void forget_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *);
 
-extern void notify_resource_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_resource_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
 					 unsigned int,
 					 struct drbd_resource_state_change *,
 					 enum drbd_notification_type type);
-extern void notify_connection_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_connection_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
 					   unsigned int,
 					   struct drbd_connection_state_change *,
 					   enum drbd_notification_type type);
-extern void notify_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
 				       unsigned int,
 				       struct drbd_device_state_change *,
 				       enum drbd_notification_type type);
-extern void notify_peer_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
+extern int notify_peer_device_state_change(struct sk_buff *,
 					    unsigned int,
 					    struct drbd_peer_device_state_change *,
 					    enum drbd_notification_type type);
