1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb16.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb16.c
index adf4fdd2c4aa..519c36346dec 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb16.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb16.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static void snd_sb16_free(struct snd_card *card)
 #define is_isapnp_selected(dev)         0
 #endif
 
-static struct snd_card *snd_sb16_card_new(int dev)
+static int snd_sb16_card_new(int dev, struct snd_card **cardp)
 {
         struct snd_card *card;
         int err;
@@ -332,9 +332,10 @@ static struct snd_card *snd_sb16_card_new(int dev)
         err = snd_card_create(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
                               sizeof(struct snd_card_sb16), &card);
         if (err < 0)
-                return NULL;
+                return err;
         card->private_free = snd_sb16_free;
-        return card;
+        *cardp = card;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 static int __devinit snd_sb16_probe(struct snd_card *card, int dev)
@@ -492,9 +493,9 @@ static int __devinit snd_sb16_isa_probe1(int dev, struct device *pdev)
         struct snd_card *card;
         int err;
 
-        card = snd_sb16_card_new(dev);
-        if (! card)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        err = snd_sb16_card_new(dev, &card);
+        if (err < 0)
+                return err;
 
         acard = card->private_data;
         /* non-PnP FM port address is hardwired with base port address */
@@ -613,9 +614,9 @@ static int __devinit snd_sb16_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *pcard,
         for ( ; dev < SNDRV_CARDS; dev++) {
                 if (!enable[dev] || !isapnp[dev])
                         continue;
-                card = snd_sb16_card_new(dev);
-                if (! card)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
+                res = snd_sb16_card_new(dev, &card);
+                if (res < 0)
+                        return res;
                 snd_card_set_dev(card, &pcard->card->dev);
                 if ((res = snd_card_sb16_pnp(dev, card->private_data, pcard, pid)) < 0 ||
                     (res = snd_sb16_probe(card, dev)) < 0) {