1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 443d108211ab..f02ccb34604d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -1489,28 +1489,25 @@ static struct o2hb_heartbeat_group *to_o2hb_heartbeat_group(struct config_group
                 : NULL;
 }
 
-static int o2hb_heartbeat_group_make_item(struct config_group *group,
-                                          const char *name,
-                                          struct config_item **new_item)
+static struct config_item *o2hb_heartbeat_group_make_item(struct config_group *group,
+                                                          const char *name)
 {
         struct o2hb_region *reg = NULL;
-        int ret = 0;
+        struct config_item *ret = NULL;
 
         reg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2hb_region), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (reg == NULL) {
-                ret = -ENOMEM;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (reg == NULL)
+                goto out; /* ENOMEM */
 
         config_item_init_type_name(&reg->hr_item, name, &o2hb_region_type);
 
-        *new_item = &reg->hr_item;
+        ret = &reg->hr_item;
 
         spin_lock(&o2hb_live_lock);
         list_add_tail(&reg->hr_all_item, &o2hb_all_regions);
         spin_unlock(&o2hb_live_lock);
 out:
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret == NULL)
                 kfree(reg);
 
         return ret;