return NULL;
 }
 
-static int pci230_alloc_private(struct comedi_device *dev)
-{
-       struct pci230_private *devpriv;
-
-       devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
-       if (!devpriv)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->isr_spinlock);
-       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->res_spinlock);
-       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->ai_stop_spinlock);
-       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->ao_stop_spinlock);
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int pci230_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
                              unsigned long context_unused)
 {
        dev_info(dev->class_dev, "amplc_pci230: attach pci %s\n",
                 pci_name(pci_dev));
 
-       rc = pci230_alloc_private(dev);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
+       devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
+       if (!devpriv)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->isr_spinlock);
+       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->res_spinlock);
+       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->ai_stop_spinlock);
+       spin_lock_init(&devpriv->ao_stop_spinlock);
 
        dev->board_ptr = pci230_find_pci_board(pci_dev);
        if (dev->board_ptr == NULL) {
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        thisboard = comedi_board(dev);
-       devpriv = dev->private;
-
        dev->board_name = thisboard->name;
 
        rc = comedi_pci_enable(dev);