--- linux-2.6.5-rc2/fs/bio.c	2004-03-22 22:44:28.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.5-rc2-ec/fs/bio.c	2004-03-22 23:00:18.000000000 -0800
@@ -701,11 +701,12 @@ static int bio_pair_end_1(struct bio * b
 {
 	struct bio_pair *bp = container_of(bi, struct bio_pair, bio1);
 
-	if (bi->bi_size)
-		return 1;
 	if (err)
 		bp->error = err;
 
+	if (bi->bi_size)
+		return 1;
+
 	bio_pair_release(bp);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -714,11 +715,12 @@ static int bio_pair_end_2(struct bio * b
 {
 	struct bio_pair *bp = container_of(bi, struct bio_pair, bio2);
 
-	if (bi->bi_size)
-		return 1;
 	if (err)
 		bp->error = err;
 
+	if (bi->bi_size)
+		return 1;
+
 	bio_pair_release(bp);
 	return 0;
 }