unsigned int size, enum vchiq_bulk_dir dir);
 
 #define VCHIQ_INIT_RETRIES 10
-enum vchiq_status vchiq_initialise(struct vchiq_instance **instance_out)
+int vchiq_initialise(struct vchiq_instance **instance_out)
 {
-       enum vchiq_status status = VCHIQ_ERROR;
        struct vchiq_state *state;
        struct vchiq_instance *instance = NULL;
-       int i;
+       int i, ret;
 
        vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_core_log_level, "%s called", __func__);
 
        if (i == VCHIQ_INIT_RETRIES) {
                vchiq_log_error(vchiq_core_log_level,
                        "%s: videocore not initialized\n", __func__);
+               ret = -ENOTCONN;
                goto failed;
        } else if (i > 0) {
                vchiq_log_warning(vchiq_core_log_level,
        if (!instance) {
                vchiq_log_error(vchiq_core_log_level,
                        "%s: error allocating vchiq instance\n", __func__);
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
                goto failed;
        }
 
 
        *instance_out = instance;
 
-       status = VCHIQ_SUCCESS;
+       ret = 0;
 
 failed:
        vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_core_log_level,
-               "%s(%p): returning %d", __func__, instance, status);
+               "%s(%p): returning %d", __func__, instance, ret);
 
-       return status;
+       return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vchiq_initialise);
 
        enum vchiq_status status;
        struct vchiq_instance *instance;
        unsigned int ka_handle;
+       int ret;
 
        struct vchiq_service_params_kernel params = {
                .fourcc      = VCHIQ_MAKE_FOURCC('K', 'E', 'E', 'P'),
                .version_min = KEEPALIVE_VER_MIN
        };
 
-       status = vchiq_initialise(&instance);
-       if (status != VCHIQ_SUCCESS) {
+       ret = vchiq_initialise(&instance);
+       if (ret) {
                vchiq_log_error(vchiq_susp_log_level,
-                       "%s vchiq_initialise failed %d", __func__, status);
+                       "%s vchiq_initialise failed %d", __func__, ret);
                goto exit;
        }