struct drm_gem_cma_object *cma_obj;
 
        if (size == 0)
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
        /* First, try to get a vc4_bo from the kernel BO cache. */
        if (from_cache) {
                if (IS_ERR(cma_obj)) {
                        DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate from CMA:\n");
                        vc4_bo_stats_dump(vc4);
-                       return NULL;
+                       return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
                }
        }
 
                args->size = args->pitch * args->height;
 
        bo = vc4_bo_create(dev, args->size, false);
-       if (!bo)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(bo))
+               return PTR_ERR(bo);
 
        ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, &bo->base.base, &args->handle);
        drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&bo->base.base);
         * get zeroed, and that might leak data between users.
         */
        bo = vc4_bo_create(dev, args->size, false);
-       if (!bo)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(bo))
+               return PTR_ERR(bo);
 
        ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, &bo->base.base, &args->handle);
        drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&bo->base.base);
        }
 
        bo = vc4_bo_create(dev, args->size, true);
-       if (!bo)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(bo))
+               return PTR_ERR(bo);
 
        ret = copy_from_user(bo->base.vaddr,
                             (void __user *)(uintptr_t)args->data,
 
        }
 
        bo = vc4_bo_create(dev, exec_size, true);
-       if (!bo) {
+       if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
                DRM_ERROR("Couldn't allocate BO for binning\n");
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(bo);
                goto fail;
        }
        exec->exec_bo = &bo->base;
 
        size += xtiles * ytiles * loop_body_size;
 
        setup->rcl = &vc4_bo_create(dev, size, true)->base;
-       if (!setup->rcl)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(setup->rcl))
+               return PTR_ERR(setup->rcl);
        list_add_tail(&to_vc4_bo(&setup->rcl->base)->unref_head,
                      &exec->unref_list);
 
 
        tile_bo = vc4_bo_create(dev, exec->tile_alloc_offset + tile_alloc_size,
                                true);
        exec->tile_bo = &tile_bo->base;
-       if (!exec->tile_bo)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(exec->tile_bo))
+               return PTR_ERR(exec->tile_bo);
        list_add_tail(&tile_bo->unref_head, &exec->unref_list);
 
        /* tile alloc address. */