2 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index c6115aa1b445..1f7b72553f37 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1101,25 +1101,29 @@ static ssize_t store_event_char(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *att
 static DEVICE_ATTR(latency_timer, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_latency_timer, store_latency_timer);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(event_char, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_event_char);
 
-static void create_sysfs_attrs(struct usb_serial *serial)
-{       
+static int create_sysfs_attrs(struct usb_serial *serial)
+{
         struct ftdi_private *priv;
         struct usb_device *udev;
+        int retval = 0;
 
         dbg("%s",__FUNCTION__);
-        
+
         priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(serial->port[0]);
         udev = serial->dev;
-        
+
         /* XXX I've no idea if the original SIO supports the event_char
          * sysfs parameter, so I'm playing it safe.  */
         if (priv->chip_type != SIO) {
                 dbg("sysfs attributes for %s", ftdi_chip_name[priv->chip_type]);
-                device_create_file(&udev->dev, &dev_attr_event_char);
-                if (priv->chip_type == FT232BM || priv->chip_type == FT2232C) {
-                        device_create_file(&udev->dev, &dev_attr_latency_timer);
+                retval = device_create_file(&udev->dev, &dev_attr_event_char);
+                if ((!retval) &&
+                    (priv->chip_type == FT232BM || priv->chip_type == FT2232C)) {
+                        retval = device_create_file(&udev->dev,
+                                                    &dev_attr_latency_timer);
                 }
         }
+        return retval;
 }
 
 static void remove_sysfs_attrs(struct usb_serial *serial)
@@ -1162,7 +1166,8 @@ static int ftdi_sio_attach (struct usb_serial *serial)
         struct usb_serial_port *port = serial->port[0];
         struct ftdi_private *priv;
         struct ftdi_sio_quirk *quirk;
-        
+        int retval;
+
         dbg("%s",__FUNCTION__);
 
         priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ftdi_private), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1203,15 +1208,18 @@ static int ftdi_sio_attach (struct usb_serial *serial)
         usb_set_serial_port_data(serial->port[0], priv);
 
         ftdi_determine_type (serial->port[0]);
-        create_sysfs_attrs(serial);
+        retval = create_sysfs_attrs(serial);
+        if (retval)
+                dev_err(&serial->dev->dev, "Error creating sysfs files, "
+                        "continuing\n");
 
         /* Check for device requiring special set up. */
         quirk = (struct ftdi_sio_quirk *)usb_get_serial_data(serial);
         if (quirk && quirk->setup) {
                 quirk->setup(serial);
         }
-        
-        return (0);
+
+        return 0;
 } /* ftdi_sio_attach */
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index 1f21a9d4b700..03c619478a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -932,7 +932,10 @@ int usb_serial_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
                 snprintf (&port->dev.bus_id[0], sizeof(port->dev.bus_id), "ttyUSB%d", port->number);
                 dbg ("%s - registering %s", __FUNCTION__, port->dev.bus_id);
-                device_register (&port->dev);
+                retval = device_register(&port->dev);
+                if (retval)
+                        dev_err(&port->dev, "Error registering port device, "
+                                "continuing\n");
         }
 
         usb_serial_console_init (debug, minor);