diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index 5a3bb3b..3f2a42c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -108,18 +108,20 @@ struct pipe_buf_operations {
 	/*
 	 * Get a reference to the pipe buffer.
 	 */
-	void (*get)(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
+	bool (*get)(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 };
 
 /**
  * pipe_buf_get - get a reference to a pipe_buffer
  * @pipe:	the pipe that the buffer belongs to
  * @buf:	the buffer to get a reference to
+ *
+ * Return: %true if the reference was successfully obtained.
  */
-static inline void pipe_buf_get(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
+static inline __must_check bool pipe_buf_get(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 				struct pipe_buffer *buf)
 {
-	buf->ops->get(pipe, buf);
+	return buf->ops->get(pipe, buf);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ struct pipe_inode_info *alloc_pipe_info(void);
 void free_pipe_info(struct pipe_inode_info *);
 
 /* Generic pipe buffer ops functions */
-void generic_pipe_buf_get(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
+bool generic_pipe_buf_get(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 int generic_pipe_buf_confirm(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 int generic_pipe_buf_steal(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 void generic_pipe_buf_release(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);