3 files changed, 9 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index f59aecf5ec15..fd9c5d51870a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -267,13 +267,12 @@ static int ads7846_read12_ser(struct device *dev, unsigned command)
         ts->irq_disabled = 0;
         enable_irq(spi->irq);
 
-        if (req->msg.status)
-                status = req->msg.status;
-
-        /* on-wire is a must-ignore bit, a BE12 value, then padding */
-        sample = be16_to_cpu(req->sample);
-        sample = sample >> 3;
-        sample &= 0x0fff;
+        if (status == 0) {
+                /* on-wire is a must-ignore bit, a BE12 value, then padding */
+                sample = be16_to_cpu(req->sample);
+                sample = sample >> 3;
+                sample &= 0x0fff;
+        }
 
         kfree(req);
         return status ? status : sample;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c
index a6469218f194..365024b83d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ mmc_spi_readbytes(struct mmc_spi_host *host, unsigned len)
                                 DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
         status = spi_sync(host->spi, &host->readback);
-        if (status == 0)
-                status = host->readback.status;
 
         if (host->dma_dev)
                 dma_sync_single_for_cpu(host->dma_dev,
@@ -480,8 +478,6 @@ mmc_spi_command_send(struct mmc_spi_host *host,
                                 DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
         }
         status = spi_sync(host->spi, &host->m);
-        if (status == 0)
-                status = host->m.status;
 
         if (host->dma_dev)
                 dma_sync_single_for_cpu(host->dma_dev,
@@ -624,8 +620,6 @@ mmc_spi_writeblock(struct mmc_spi_host *host, struct spi_transfer *t)
                                 DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 
         status = spi_sync(spi, &host->m);
-        if (status == 0)
-                status = host->m.status;
 
         if (status != 0) {
                 dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "write error (%d)\n", status);
@@ -726,8 +720,6 @@ mmc_spi_readblock(struct mmc_spi_host *host, struct spi_transfer *t)
                 }
 
                 status = spi_sync(spi, &host->m);
-                if (status == 0)
-                        status = host->m.status;
 
                 if (host->dma_dev) {
                         dma_sync_single_for_cpu(host->dma_dev,
@@ -905,8 +897,6 @@ mmc_spi_data_do(struct mmc_spi_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd,
                                         DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 
                 tmp = spi_sync(spi, &host->m);
-                if (tmp == 0)
-                        tmp = host->m.status;
 
                 if (host->dma_dev)
                         dma_sync_single_for_cpu(host->dma_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
index 3e183cfee10f..1f956dc5d56e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
@@ -89,13 +89,9 @@ static int max6902_get_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned char address,
 
         /* do the i/o */
         status = spi_sync(spi, &message);
-        if (status == 0)
-                status = message.status;
-        else
-                return status;
-
-        *data = chip->rx_buf[1];
 
+        if (status == 0)
+                *data = chip->rx_buf[1];
         return status;
 }
 
@@ -125,9 +121,7 @@ static int max6902_get_datetime(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *dt)
 
         /* do the i/o */
         status = spi_sync(spi, &message);
-        if (status == 0)
-                status = message.status;
-        else
+        if (status)
                 return status;
 
         /* The chip sends data in this order: