if (!d) {
                pr_err("driver pointer must be not NULL!\n");
-               err = -EBADRQC;
-               goto out;
+               return -EBADRQC;
        }
 
        if (!d->dev) {
                pr_err("dev pointer not filled in!\n");
-               err = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        if (MAX_IRCTL_DEVICES <= d->minor) {
                dev_err(d->dev, "minor must be between 0 and %d!\n",
                                                MAX_IRCTL_DEVICES - 1);
-               err = -EBADRQC;
-               goto out;
+               return -EBADRQC;
        }
 
        if (1 > d->code_length || (BUFLEN * 8) < d->code_length) {
                dev_err(d->dev, "code length must be less than %d bits\n",
                                                                BUFLEN * 8);
-               err = -EBADRQC;
-               goto out;
+               return -EBADRQC;
        }
 
        if (d->sample_rate) {
                if (2 > d->sample_rate || HZ < d->sample_rate) {
                        dev_err(d->dev, "invalid %d sample rate\n",
                                                        d->sample_rate);
-                       err = -EBADRQC;
-                       goto out;
+                       return -EBADRQC;
                }
                if (!d->add_to_buf) {
                        dev_err(d->dev, "add_to_buf not set\n");
-                       err = -EBADRQC;
-                       goto out;
+                       return -EBADRQC;
                }
        } else if (!(d->fops && d->fops->read) && !d->rbuf) {
                dev_err(d->dev, "fops->read and rbuf are NULL!\n");
-               err = -EBADRQC;
-               goto out;
+               return -EBADRQC;
        } else if (!d->rbuf) {
                if (!(d->fops && d->fops->read && d->fops->poll &&
                      d->fops->unlocked_ioctl)) {
                        dev_err(d->dev, "undefined read, poll, ioctl\n");
-                       err = -EBADRQC;
-                       goto out;
+                       return -EBADRQC;
                }
        }
 
        device_destroy(lirc_class, MKDEV(MAJOR(lirc_base_dev), ir->d.minor));
 out_lock:
        mutex_unlock(&lirc_dev_lock);
-out:
+
        return err;
 }
 
 
        lirc_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "lirc");
        if (IS_ERR(lirc_class)) {
-               retval = PTR_ERR(lirc_class);
                pr_err("class_create failed\n");
-               goto error;
+               return PTR_ERR(lirc_class);
        }
 
        retval = alloc_chrdev_region(&lirc_base_dev, 0, MAX_IRCTL_DEVICES,
        if (retval) {
                class_destroy(lirc_class);
                pr_err("alloc_chrdev_region failed\n");
-               goto error;
+               return retval;
        }
 
 
        pr_info("IR Remote Control driver registered, major %d\n",
                                                MAJOR(lirc_base_dev));
 
-error:
-       return retval;
+       return 0;
 }