};
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, ntc_match);
 
-static struct ntc_data *ntc_thermistor_parse_dt(struct device *dev)
-{
-       struct ntc_data *data;
-       struct iio_channel *chan;
-       enum iio_chan_type type;
-       struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
-       int ret;
-
-       if (!np)
-               return NULL;
-
-       data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!data)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-       chan = devm_iio_channel_get(dev, NULL);
-       if (IS_ERR(chan))
-               return ERR_CAST(chan);
-
-       ret = iio_get_channel_type(chan, &type);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ERR_PTR(ret);
-
-       if (type != IIO_VOLTAGE)
-               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
-       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "pullup-uv", &data->pullup_uv))
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "pullup-ohm", &data->pullup_ohm))
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "pulldown-ohm", &data->pulldown_ohm))
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-
-       if (of_find_property(np, "connected-positive", NULL))
-               data->connect = NTC_CONNECTED_POSITIVE;
-       else /* status change should be possible if not always on. */
-               data->connect = NTC_CONNECTED_GROUND;
-
-       data->chan = chan;
-
-       return data;
-}
-
 static inline u64 div64_u64_safe(u64 dividend, u64 divisor)
 {
        if (divisor == 0 && dividend == 0)
        .info = ntc_info,
 };
 
+static int ntc_thermistor_parse_dt(struct device *dev,
+                                  struct ntc_data *data)
+{
+       struct iio_channel *chan;
+       enum iio_chan_type type;
+       struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
+       int ret;
+
+       chan = devm_iio_channel_get(dev, NULL);
+       if (IS_ERR(chan))
+               return PTR_ERR(chan);
+
+       ret = iio_get_channel_type(chan, &type);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       if (type != IIO_VOLTAGE)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "pullup-uv", &data->pullup_uv))
+               return -ENODEV;
+       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "pullup-ohm", &data->pullup_ohm))
+               return -ENODEV;
+       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "pulldown-ohm", &data->pulldown_ohm))
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       if (of_find_property(np, "connected-positive", NULL))
+               data->connect = NTC_CONNECTED_POSITIVE;
+       else /* status change should be possible if not always on. */
+               data->connect = NTC_CONNECTED_GROUND;
+
+       data->chan = chan;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int ntc_thermistor_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
        const struct platform_device_id *pdev_id;
        struct device *hwmon_dev;
        struct ntc_data *data;
+       int ret;
 
-       data = ntc_thermistor_parse_dt(dev);
-       if (IS_ERR(data))
-               return PTR_ERR(data);
+       data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!data)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (!data) {
-               dev_err(dev, "No platform init data supplied.\n");
-               return -ENODEV;
-       }
+       ret = ntc_thermistor_parse_dt(dev, data);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        if (data->pullup_uv == 0 ||
            (data->pullup_ohm == 0 && data->connect ==