1 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/fs/coda/cnode.c b/fs/coda/cnode.c
index 6475877b0763..8af67c9c47dd 100644
--- a/fs/coda/cnode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/cnode.c
@@ -156,19 +156,16 @@ struct inode *coda_fid_to_inode(struct CodaFid *fid, struct super_block *sb)
 }
 
 /* the CONTROL inode is made without asking attributes from Venus */
-int coda_cnode_makectl(struct inode **inode, struct super_block *sb)
+struct inode *coda_cnode_makectl(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-        int error = -ENOMEM;
-
-        *inode = new_inode(sb);
-        if (*inode) {
-                (*inode)->i_ino = CTL_INO;
-                (*inode)->i_op = &coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
-                (*inode)->i_fop = &coda_ioctl_operations;
-                (*inode)->i_mode = 0444;
-                error = 0;
+        struct inode *inode = new_inode(sb);
+        if (inode) {
+                inode->i_ino = CTL_INO;
+                inode->i_op = &coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
+                inode->i_fop = &coda_ioctl_operations;
+                inode->i_mode = 0444;
+                return inode;
         }
-
-        return error;
+        return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }