Get rid of the rc = -1 initialization, and remove the goto
mess entirely. Return a meaningful error on failure in the function, or
the rc from a called function if it fails.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Romer <benjamin.ro...@unisys.com>
---
 drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c | 18 ++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c 
b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
index 0add9ffe..cb147fa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorbus_disable_channel_interrupts);
 static int
 create_visor_device(struct visor_device *dev)
 {
-       int rc = -1;
+       int rc;
        u32 chipset_bus_no = dev->chipset_bus_no;
        u32 chipset_dev_no = dev->chipset_dev_no;
 
@@ -995,7 +995,8 @@ create_visor_device(struct visor_device *dev)
        if (!dev->periodic_work) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_3(DEVICE_CREATE_FAILURE_PC, chipset_dev_no,
                                 DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
-               goto away;
+               put_device(&dev->device);
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        /* bus_id must be a unique name with respect to this bus TYPE
@@ -1025,24 +1026,21 @@ create_visor_device(struct visor_device *dev)
        if (rc < 0) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_3(DEVICE_ADD_PC, chipset_bus_no,
                                 DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
-               goto away;
+               put_device(&dev->device);
+               return rc;
        }
 
        rc = register_devmajorminor_attributes(dev);
        if (rc < 0) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_3(DEVICE_REGISTER_FAILURE_PC, chipset_dev_no,
                                 DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
-               goto away_register;
+               device_unregister(&dev->device);
+               put_device(&dev->device);
+               return rc;
        }
 
        list_add_tail(&dev->list_all, &list_all_device_instances);
        return 0;
-
-away_register:
-       device_unregister(&dev->device);
-away:
-       put_device(&dev->device);
-       return rc;
 }
 
 static void
-- 
2.5.0

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