diff --git a/include/linux/xarray.h b/include/linux/xarray.h
index 0b618ec04115..46eb751fd5df 100644
--- a/include/linux/xarray.h
+++ b/include/linux/xarray.h
@@ -965,10 +965,12 @@ static inline int __must_check xa_alloc_irq(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id,
  * Must only be operated on an xarray initialized with flag XA_FLAGS_ALLOC set
  * in xa_init_flags().
  *
+ * Note that callers interested in whether wrapping has occurred should
+ * use __xa_alloc_cyclic() instead.
+ *
  * Context: Any context.  Takes and releases the xa_lock.  May sleep if
  * the @gfp flags permit.
- * Return: 0 if the allocation succeeded without wrapping.  1 if the
- * allocation succeeded after wrapping, -ENOMEM if memory could not be
+ * Return: 0 if the allocation succeeded, -ENOMEM if memory could not be
  * allocated or -EBUSY if there are no free entries in @limit.
  */
 static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
@@ -981,7 +983,7 @@ static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
 	err = __xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, id, entry, limit, next, gfp);
 	xa_unlock(xa);
 
-	return err;
+	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1002,10 +1004,12 @@ static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
  * Must only be operated on an xarray initialized with flag XA_FLAGS_ALLOC set
  * in xa_init_flags().
  *
+ * Note that callers interested in whether wrapping has occurred should
+ * use __xa_alloc_cyclic() instead.
+ *
  * Context: Any context.  Takes and releases the xa_lock while
  * disabling softirqs.  May sleep if the @gfp flags permit.
- * Return: 0 if the allocation succeeded without wrapping.  1 if the
- * allocation succeeded after wrapping, -ENOMEM if memory could not be
+ * Return: 0 if the allocation succeeded, -ENOMEM if memory could not be
  * allocated or -EBUSY if there are no free entries in @limit.
  */
 static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic_bh(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
@@ -1018,7 +1022,7 @@ static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic_bh(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
 	err = __xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, id, entry, limit, next, gfp);
 	xa_unlock_bh(xa);
 
-	return err;
+	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1039,10 +1043,12 @@ static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic_bh(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
  * Must only be operated on an xarray initialized with flag XA_FLAGS_ALLOC set
  * in xa_init_flags().
  *
+ * Note that callers interested in whether wrapping has occurred should
+ * use __xa_alloc_cyclic() instead.
+ *
  * Context: Process context.  Takes and releases the xa_lock while
  * disabling interrupts.  May sleep if the @gfp flags permit.
- * Return: 0 if the allocation succeeded without wrapping.  1 if the
- * allocation succeeded after wrapping, -ENOMEM if memory could not be
+ * Return: 0 if the allocation succeeded, -ENOMEM if memory could not be
  * allocated or -EBUSY if there are no free entries in @limit.
  */
 static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic_irq(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
@@ -1055,7 +1061,7 @@ static inline int xa_alloc_cyclic_irq(struct xarray *xa, u32 *id, void *entry,
 	err = __xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, id, entry, limit, next, gfp);
 	xa_unlock_irq(xa);
 
-	return err;
+	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/test_xarray.c b/lib/test_xarray.c
index 0e865bab4a10..393ffaaf090c 100644
--- a/lib/test_xarray.c
+++ b/lib/test_xarray.c
@@ -1040,6 +1040,7 @@ static noinline void check_xa_alloc_3(struct xarray *xa, unsigned int base)
 	unsigned int i, id;
 	unsigned long index;
 	void *entry;
+	int ret;
 
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &id, xa_mk_index(1), limit,
 				&next, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
@@ -1059,7 +1060,7 @@ static noinline void check_xa_alloc_3(struct xarray *xa, unsigned int base)
 		else
 			entry = xa_mk_index(i - 0x3fff);
 		XA_BUG_ON(xa, xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &id, entry, limit,
-					&next, GFP_KERNEL) != (id == 1));
+					&next, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 		XA_BUG_ON(xa, xa_mk_index(id) != entry);
 	}
 
@@ -1072,15 +1073,27 @@ static noinline void check_xa_alloc_3(struct xarray *xa, unsigned int base)
 				xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, id != UINT_MAX);
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &id, xa_mk_index(base),
-				xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL) != 1);
+				xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, id != base);
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &id, xa_mk_index(base + 1),
 				xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, id != base + 1);
 
 	xa_for_each(xa, index, entry)
 		xa_erase_index(xa, index);
+	XA_BUG_ON(xa, !xa_empty(xa));
 
+	/* check wrap-around return of __xa_alloc_cyclic() */
+	next = UINT_MAX;
+	XA_BUG_ON(xa, xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &id, xa_mk_index(UINT_MAX),
+				      xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
+	xa_lock(xa);
+	ret = __xa_alloc_cyclic(xa, &id, xa_mk_index(base), xa_limit_32b,
+				&next, GFP_KERNEL);
+	xa_unlock(xa);
+	XA_BUG_ON(xa, ret != 1);
+	xa_for_each(xa, index, entry)
+		xa_erase_index(xa, index);
 	XA_BUG_ON(xa, !xa_empty(xa));
 }
 
