ops->free = irq_domain_free_irqs_common;
 }
 
-static int gpiochip_hierarchy_add_domain(struct gpio_chip *gc)
+static struct irq_domain *gpiochip_hierarchy_create_domain(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 {
+       struct irq_domain *domain;
+
        if (!gc->irq.child_to_parent_hwirq ||
            !gc->irq.fwnode) {
                chip_err(gc, "missing irqdomain vital data\n");
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        }
 
        if (!gc->irq.child_offset_to_irq)
 
        gpiochip_hierarchy_setup_domain_ops(&gc->irq.child_irq_domain_ops);
 
-       gc->irq.domain = irq_domain_create_hierarchy(
+       domain = irq_domain_create_hierarchy(
                gc->irq.parent_domain,
                0,
                gc->ngpio,
                &gc->irq.child_irq_domain_ops,
                gc);
 
-       if (!gc->irq.domain)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (!domain)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        gpiochip_set_hierarchical_irqchip(gc, gc->irq.chip);
 
-       return 0;
+       return domain;
 }
 
 static bool gpiochip_hierarchy_is_hierarchical(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 
 #else
 
-static int gpiochip_hierarchy_add_domain(struct gpio_chip *gc)
+static struct irq_domain *gpiochip_hierarchy_create_domain(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 {
-       return -EINVAL;
+       return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
 static bool gpiochip_hierarchy_is_hierarchical(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 
        /* If a parent irqdomain is provided, let's build a hierarchy */
        if (gpiochip_hierarchy_is_hierarchical(gc)) {
-               int ret = gpiochip_hierarchy_add_domain(gc);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+               gc->irq.domain = gpiochip_hierarchy_create_domain(gc);
+               if (IS_ERR(gc->irq.domain))
+                       return PTR_ERR(gc->irq.domain);
        } else {
                gc->irq.domain = irq_domain_create_simple(fwnode,
                        gc->ngpio,