diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c index 6ca2440b07c4..db6f4586bcaf 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c +++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c @@ -507,8 +507,9 @@ static int __init mod_init(void) spin_lock_init(&ch_list_lock); ida_init(&minor_id); - if (alloc_chrdev_region(&aim_devno, 0, 50, "cdev") < 0) - return -ENOMEM; + err = alloc_chrdev_region(&aim_devno, 0, 50, "cdev"); + if (err < 0) + return err; major = MAJOR(aim_devno); aim_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "most_cdev_aim");