dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (dev == NULL) {
                dev_err(&interface->dev, "Out of memory!\n");
-               goto error;
+               goto error_mem;
        }
 
        dev->udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface));
        usb_set_intfdata(interface, dev);
 
        /* create device attribute files */
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port0);
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port1);
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port0);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port1);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
 
        /* let the user know that the device is now attached */
        dev_info(&interface->dev,
                 "Cypress CY7C63xxx device now attached\n");
+       return 0;
 
-       retval = 0;
 error:
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port0);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port1);
+       usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
+       usb_put_dev(dev->udev);
+       kfree(dev);
+
+error_mem:
        return retval;
 }
 
 
        dev = kzalloc (sizeof(struct usb_cytherm), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (dev == NULL) {
                dev_err (&interface->dev, "Out of memory\n");
-               goto error;
+               goto error_mem;
        }
 
        dev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 
        dev->brightness = 0xFF;
 
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_brightness);   
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_temp);
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_button);
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port0);
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port1);
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_brightness);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_temp);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_button);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port0);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port1);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
 
-       dev_info (&interface->dev, 
+       dev_info (&interface->dev,
                  "Cypress thermometer device now attached\n");
        return 0;
-
- error:
+error:
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_brightness);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_temp);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_button);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port0);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_port1);
+       usb_set_intfdata (interface, NULL);
+       usb_put_dev(dev->udev);
        kfree(dev);
+error_mem:
        return retval;
 }
 
 
        dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct usb_led), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (dev == NULL) {
                dev_err(&interface->dev, "Out of memory\n");
-               goto error;
+               goto error_mem;
        }
 
        dev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 
        usb_set_intfdata (interface, dev);
 
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_blue);
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_red);
-       device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_green);
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_blue);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_red);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
+       retval = device_create_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_green);
+       if (retval)
+               goto error;
 
        dev_info(&interface->dev, "USB LED device now attached\n");
        return 0;
 
 error:
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_blue);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_red);
+       device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_green);
+       usb_set_intfdata (interface, NULL);
+       usb_put_dev(dev->udev);
        kfree(dev);
+error_mem:
        return retval;
 }