nvmd_type = ioctl_payload->minor_function;
        fw_control_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_control_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!fw_control_context)
+               return -ENOMEM;
        fw_control_context->usrAddr = (u8 *)&ioctl_payload->func_specific[0];
        fw_control_context->len = ioctl_payload->length;
        circularQ = &pm8001_ha->inbnd_q_tbl[0];
 
        nvmd_type = ioctl_payload->minor_function;
        fw_control_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_control_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!fw_control_context)
+               return -ENOMEM;
        circularQ = &pm8001_ha->inbnd_q_tbl[0];
        memcpy(pm8001_ha->memoryMap.region[NVMD].virt_ptr,
                ioctl_payload->func_specific,
        struct pm8001_ioctl_payload *ioctl_payload = payload;
 
        fw_control_context = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_control_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!fw_control_context)
+               return -ENOMEM;
        fw_control = (struct fw_control_info *)&ioctl_payload->func_specific[0];
        if (fw_control->len != 0) {
                if (pm8001_mem_alloc(pm8001_ha->pdev,