1 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 3311b0020569..9b7da9c96e76 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -6705,10 +6705,11 @@ static int __init volume_create_alsa_mixer(void)
 
         rc = snd_card_create(alsa_index, alsa_id, THIS_MODULE,
                             sizeof(struct tpacpi_alsa_data), &card);
-        if (rc < 0)
-                return rc;
-        if (!card)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        if (rc < 0 || !card) {
+                printk(TPACPI_ERR
+                        "Failed to create ALSA card structures: %d\n", rc);
+                return 1;
+        }
 
         BUG_ON(!card->private_data);
         data = card->private_data;
@@ -6741,8 +6742,9 @@ static int __init volume_create_alsa_mixer(void)
                 rc = snd_ctl_add(card, ctl_vol);
                 if (rc < 0) {
                         printk(TPACPI_ERR
-                                "Failed to create ALSA volume control\n");
-                        goto err_out;
+                                "Failed to create ALSA volume control: %d\n",
+                                rc);
+                        goto err_exit;
                 }
                 data->ctl_vol_id = &ctl_vol->id;
         }
@@ -6750,22 +6752,25 @@ static int __init volume_create_alsa_mixer(void)
         ctl_mute = snd_ctl_new1(&volume_alsa_control_mute, NULL);
         rc = snd_ctl_add(card, ctl_mute);
         if (rc < 0) {
-                printk(TPACPI_ERR "Failed to create ALSA mute control\n");
-                goto err_out;
+                printk(TPACPI_ERR "Failed to create ALSA mute control: %d\n",
+                        rc);
+                goto err_exit;
         }
         data->ctl_mute_id = &ctl_mute->id;
 
         snd_card_set_dev(card, &tpacpi_pdev->dev);
         rc = snd_card_register(card);
-
-err_out:
         if (rc < 0) {
-                snd_card_free(card);
-                card = NULL;
+                printk(TPACPI_ERR "Failed to register ALSA card: %d\n", rc);
+                goto err_exit;
         }
 
         alsa_card = card;
-        return rc;
+        return 0;
+
+err_exit:
+        snd_card_free(card);
+        return 1;
 }
 
 #define TPACPI_VOL_Q_MUTEONLY   0x0001  /* Mute-only control available */