diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 6d7f3014d547..53c6cc7bc02a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -790,9 +790,7 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_inode_ag_walk(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_perag	*pag,
-	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, int flags,
-					   void *args),
-	int			flags,
+	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, void *args),
 	void			*args,
 	int			tag,
 	int			iter_flags)
@@ -868,7 +866,7 @@ xfs_inode_ag_walk(
 			if ((iter_flags & XFS_AGITER_INEW_WAIT) &&
 			    xfs_iflags_test(batch[i], XFS_INEW))
 				xfs_inew_wait(batch[i]);
-			error = execute(batch[i], flags, args);
+			error = execute(batch[i], args);
 			xfs_irele(batch[i]);
 			if (error == -EAGAIN) {
 				skipped++;
@@ -972,9 +970,7 @@ int
 xfs_inode_ag_iterator(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	int			iter_flags,
-	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, int flags,
-					   void *args),
-	int			flags,
+	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, void *args),
 	void			*args,
 	int			tag)
 {
@@ -986,7 +982,7 @@ xfs_inode_ag_iterator(
 	ag = 0;
 	while ((pag = xfs_inode_walk_get_perag(mp, ag, tag))) {
 		ag = pag->pag_agno + 1;
-		error = xfs_inode_ag_walk(mp, pag, execute, flags, args, tag,
+		error = xfs_inode_ag_walk(mp, pag, execute, args, tag,
 				iter_flags);
 		xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		if (error) {
@@ -1443,12 +1439,14 @@ xfs_inode_match_id_union(
 STATIC int
 xfs_inode_free_eofblocks(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	int			flags,
 	void			*args)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct xfs_eofblocks *eofb = args;
-	int match;
+	struct xfs_eofblocks	*eofb = args;
+	bool			wait;
+	int			match;
+	int			ret;
+
+	wait = eofb && (eofb->eof_flags & XFS_EOF_FLAGS_SYNC);
 
 	if (!xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip, false)) {
 		/* inode could be preallocated or append-only */
@@ -1461,8 +1459,7 @@ xfs_inode_free_eofblocks(
 	 * If the mapping is dirty the operation can block and wait for some
 	 * time. Unless we are waiting, skip it.
 	 */
-	if (!(flags & SYNC_WAIT) &&
-	    mapping_tagged(VFS_I(ip)->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
+	if (!wait && mapping_tagged(VFS_I(ip)->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (eofb) {
@@ -1484,10 +1481,11 @@ xfs_inode_free_eofblocks(
 	 * scanner moving and revisit the inode in a subsequent pass.
 	 */
 	if (!xfs_ilock_nowait(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL)) {
-		if (flags & SYNC_WAIT)
-			ret = -EAGAIN;
-		return ret;
+		if (wait)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+		return 0;
 	}
+
 	ret = xfs_free_eofblocks(ip);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
 
@@ -1498,16 +1496,10 @@ static int
 __xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_eofblocks	*eofb,
-	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, int flags,
-					   void *args),
+	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, void *args),
 	int			tag)
 {
-	int flags = SYNC_TRYLOCK;
-
-	if (eofb && (eofb->eof_flags & XFS_EOF_FLAGS_SYNC))
-		flags = SYNC_WAIT;
-
-	return xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, 0, execute, flags, eofb, tag);
+	return xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, 0, execute, eofb, tag);
 }
 
 int
@@ -1732,7 +1724,6 @@ xfs_prep_free_cowblocks(
 STATIC int
 xfs_inode_free_cowblocks(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	int			flags,
 	void			*args)
 {
 	struct xfs_eofblocks	*eofb = args;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
index 2d5ab9957d9f..e7f86ebd7b22 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ void xfs_cowblocks_worker(struct work_struct *);
 void xfs_queue_cowblocks(struct xfs_mount *);
 
 int xfs_inode_ag_iterator(struct xfs_mount *mp, int iter_flags,
-	int (*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, int flags, void *args),
-	int flags, void *args, int tag);
+	int (*execute)(struct xfs_inode *ip, void *args),
+	void *args, int tag);
 
 int xfs_icache_inode_is_allocated(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_trans *tp,
 				  xfs_ino_t ino, bool *inuse);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index a9460bdcca87..4b61a683a43e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -729,9 +729,10 @@ xfs_qm_scall_getquota_next(
 STATIC int
 xfs_dqrele_inode(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	int			flags,
 	void			*args)
 {
+	uint			*flags = args;
+
 	/* skip quota inodes */
 	if (ip == ip->i_mount->m_quotainfo->qi_uquotaip ||
 	    ip == ip->i_mount->m_quotainfo->qi_gquotaip ||
@@ -743,15 +744,15 @@ xfs_dqrele_inode(
 	}
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	if ((flags & XFS_UQUOTA_ACCT) && ip->i_udquot) {
+	if ((*flags & XFS_UQUOTA_ACCT) && ip->i_udquot) {
 		xfs_qm_dqrele(ip->i_udquot);
 		ip->i_udquot = NULL;
 	}
-	if ((flags & XFS_GQUOTA_ACCT) && ip->i_gdquot) {
+	if ((*flags & XFS_GQUOTA_ACCT) && ip->i_gdquot) {
 		xfs_qm_dqrele(ip->i_gdquot);
 		ip->i_gdquot = NULL;
 	}
-	if ((flags & XFS_PQUOTA_ACCT) && ip->i_pdquot) {
+	if ((*flags & XFS_PQUOTA_ACCT) && ip->i_pdquot) {
 		xfs_qm_dqrele(ip->i_pdquot);
 		ip->i_pdquot = NULL;
 	}
@@ -768,10 +769,10 @@ xfs_dqrele_inode(
  */
 void
 xfs_qm_dqrele_all_inodes(
-	struct xfs_mount *mp,
-	uint		 flags)
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	uint			flags)
 {
 	ASSERT(mp->m_quotainfo);
 	xfs_inode_ag_iterator(mp, XFS_AGITER_INEW_WAIT, xfs_dqrele_inode,
-			flags, NULL, XFS_ICI_NO_TAG);
+			&flags, XFS_ICI_NO_TAG);
 }
