return ret;
 }
 
+static int ov7251_detect_chip(struct ov7251 *ov7251)
+{
+       u8 chip_id_high, chip_id_low, chip_rev;
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_CHIP_ID_HIGH, &chip_id_high);
+       if (ret < 0 || chip_id_high != OV7251_CHIP_ID_HIGH_BYTE)
+               return dev_err_probe(ov7251->dev, -ENODEV,
+                                    "could not read ID high\n");
+
+       ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_CHIP_ID_LOW, &chip_id_low);
+       if (ret < 0 || chip_id_low != OV7251_CHIP_ID_LOW_BYTE)
+               return dev_err_probe(ov7251->dev, -ENODEV,
+                                    "could not read ID low\n");
+
+       ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_SC_GP_IO_IN1, &chip_rev);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return dev_err_probe(ov7251->dev, -ENODEV,
+                                    "could not read revision\n");
+       chip_rev >>= 4;
+
+       dev_info(ov7251->dev,
+                "OV7251 revision %x (%s) detected at address 0x%02x\n",
+                chip_rev,
+                chip_rev == 0x4 ? "1A / 1B" :
+                chip_rev == 0x5 ? "1C / 1D" :
+                chip_rev == 0x6 ? "1E" :
+                chip_rev == 0x7 ? "1F" : "unknown",
+                ov7251->i2c_client->addr);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int ov7251_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
        struct device *dev = &client->dev;
        struct ov7251 *ov7251;
-       u8 chip_id_high, chip_id_low, chip_rev;
        unsigned int rate = 0, clk_rate = 0;
        s64 pixel_rate;
        int ret;
                goto free_entity;
        }
 
-       ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_CHIP_ID_HIGH, &chip_id_high);
-       if (ret < 0 || chip_id_high != OV7251_CHIP_ID_HIGH_BYTE) {
-               dev_err(dev, "could not read ID high\n");
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               goto power_down;
-       }
-       ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_CHIP_ID_LOW, &chip_id_low);
-       if (ret < 0 || chip_id_low != OV7251_CHIP_ID_LOW_BYTE) {
-               dev_err(dev, "could not read ID low\n");
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               goto power_down;
-       }
-
-       ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_SC_GP_IO_IN1, &chip_rev);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               dev_err(dev, "could not read revision\n");
-               ret = -ENODEV;
+       ret = ov7251_detect_chip(ov7251);
+       if (ret)
                goto power_down;
-       }
-       chip_rev >>= 4;
 
-       dev_info(dev, "OV7251 revision %x (%s) detected at address 0x%02x\n",
-                chip_rev,
-                chip_rev == 0x4 ? "1A / 1B" :
-                chip_rev == 0x5 ? "1C / 1D" :
-                chip_rev == 0x6 ? "1E" :
-                chip_rev == 0x7 ? "1F" : "unknown",
-                client->addr);
 
        ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_PRE_ISP_00,
                              &ov7251->pre_isp_00);