pdacf = snd_pdacf_create(card);
        if (!pdacf) {
                snd_card_free(card);
-               return -EIO;
+               return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       if (snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, pdacf, &ops) < 0) {
+       err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, pdacf, &ops);
+       if (err < 0) {
                kfree(pdacf);
                snd_card_free(card);
-               return -ENODEV;
+               return err;
        }
 
        snd_card_set_dev(card, &handle_to_dev(link));
 
 /*
  * create vxpocket instance
  */
-static struct snd_vxpocket *snd_vxpocket_new(struct snd_card *card, int ibl,
-                                            struct pcmcia_device *link)
+static int snd_vxpocket_new(struct snd_card *card, int ibl,
+                           struct pcmcia_device *link,
+                           struct snd_vxpocket **chip_ret)
 {
        struct vx_core *chip;
        struct snd_vxpocket *vxp;
        static struct snd_device_ops ops = {
                .dev_free =     snd_vxpocket_dev_free,
        };
+       int err;
 
        chip = snd_vx_create(card, &vxpocket_hw, &snd_vxpocket_ops,
                             sizeof(struct snd_vxpocket) - sizeof(struct vx_core));
-       if (! chip)
-               return NULL;
+       if (!chip)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops) < 0) {
+       err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops);
+       if (err < 0) {
                kfree(chip);
-               return NULL;
+               return err;
        }
        chip->ibl.size = ibl;
 
        link->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
        link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
 
-       return vxp;
+       *chip_ret = vxp;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 
                return err;
        }
 
-       vxp = snd_vxpocket_new(card, ibl[i], p_dev);
-       if (! vxp) {
+       err = snd_vxpocket_new(card, ibl[i], p_dev, &vxp);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
-               return -ENODEV;
+               return err;
        }
        card->private_data = vxp;