if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
-       if ((err = snd_trident_create(card, pci,
-                                     pcm_channels[dev],
-                                     ((pci->vendor << 16) | pci->device) == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018 ? 1 : 2,
-                                     wavetable_size[dev],
-                                     &trident)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_trident_create(card, pci,
+                                pcm_channels[dev],
+                                ((pci->vendor << 16) | pci->device) == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018 ? 1 : 2,
+                                wavetable_size[dev],
+                                &trident);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
        sprintf(card->longname, "%s PCI Audio at 0x%lx, irq %d",
                card->shortname, trident->port, trident->irq);
 
-       if ((err = snd_trident_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_trident_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
        switch (trident->device) {
        case TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_DX:
        case TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX:
-               if ((err = snd_trident_foldback_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++)) < 0) {
+               err = snd_trident_foldback_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++);
+               if (err < 0) {
                        snd_card_free(card);
                        return err;
                }
                break;
        }
        if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX || trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
-               if ((err = snd_trident_spdif_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++)) < 0) {
+               err = snd_trident_spdif_pcm(trident, pcm_dev++);
+               if (err < 0) {
                        snd_card_free(card);
                        return err;
                }
        }
-       if (trident->device != TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018 &&
-           (err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_TRID4DWAVE,
-                                      trident->midi_port,
-                                      MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED |
-                                      MPU401_INFO_IRQ_HOOK,
-                                      -1, &trident->rmidi)) < 0) {
-               snd_card_free(card);
-               return err;
+       if (trident->device != TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
+               err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_TRID4DWAVE,
+                                         trident->midi_port,
+                                         MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED |
+                                         MPU401_INFO_IRQ_HOOK,
+                                         -1, &trident->rmidi);
+               if (err < 0) {
+                       snd_card_free(card);
+                       return err;
+               }
        }
 
        snd_trident_create_gameport(trident);
 
-       if ((err = snd_card_register(card)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_card_register(card);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
 
        struct snd_pcm *pcm;
        int err;
 
-       if ((err = snd_pcm_new(trident->card, "trident_dx_nx", device, trident->ChanPCM, 1, &pcm)) < 0)
+       err = snd_pcm_new(trident->card, "trident_dx_nx", device, trident->ChanPCM, 1, &pcm);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        pcm->private_data = trident;
 
        if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX)
                num_chan = 4;
-       if ((err = snd_pcm_new(trident->card, "trident_dx_nx", device, 0, num_chan, &foldback)) < 0)
+       err = snd_pcm_new(trident->card, "trident_dx_nx", device, 0, num_chan, &foldback);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        foldback->private_data = trident;
        struct snd_pcm *spdif;
        int err;
 
-       if ((err = snd_pcm_new(trident->card, "trident_dx_nx IEC958", device, 1, 0, &spdif)) < 0)
+       err = snd_pcm_new(trident->card, "trident_dx_nx IEC958", device, 1, 0, &spdif);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        spdif->private_data = trident;
        if (!uctl)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if ((err = snd_ac97_bus(trident->card, 0, &ops, NULL, &trident->ac97_bus)) < 0)
+       err = snd_ac97_bus(trident->card, 0, &ops, NULL, &trident->ac97_bus);
+       if (err < 0)
                goto __out;
 
        memset(&_ac97, 0, sizeof(_ac97));
        trident->ac97_detect = 1;
 
       __again:
-       if ((err = snd_ac97_mixer(trident->ac97_bus, &_ac97, &trident->ac97)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_ac97_mixer(trident->ac97_bus, &_ac97, &trident->ac97);
+       if (err < 0) {
                if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
-                       if ((err = snd_trident_sis_reset(trident)) < 0)
+                       err = snd_trident_sis_reset(trident);
+                       if (err < 0)
                                goto __out;
                        if (retries-- > 0)
                                goto __again;
        trident->ac97_detect = 0;
 
        if (trident->device != TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_SI7018) {
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_vol_wave_control, trident))) < 0)
+               kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_vol_wave_control, trident);
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
                kctl->put(kctl, uctl);
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_vol_music_control, trident))) < 0)
+               kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_vol_music_control, trident);
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
                kctl->put(kctl, uctl);
                outl(trident->musicvol_wavevol = 0x00000000, TRID_REG(trident, T4D_MUSICVOL_WAVEVOL));
                tmix = &trident->pcm_mixer[idx];
                tmix->voice = NULL;
        }
-       if ((trident->ctl_vol = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_vol_control, trident)) == NULL)
+       trident->ctl_vol = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_vol_control, trident);
+       if (!trident->ctl_vol)
                goto __nomem;
-       if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_vol)))
+       err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_vol);
+       if (err)
                goto __out;
                
-       if ((trident->ctl_pan = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_pan_control, trident)) == NULL)
+       trident->ctl_pan = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_pan_control, trident);
+       if (!trident->ctl_pan)
                goto __nomem;
-       if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_pan)))
+       err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_pan);
+       if (err)
                goto __out;
 
-       if ((trident->ctl_rvol = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_rvol_control, trident)) == NULL)
+       trident->ctl_rvol = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_rvol_control, trident);
+       if (!trident->ctl_rvol)
                goto __nomem;
-       if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_rvol)))
+       err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_rvol);
+       if (err)
                goto __out;
 
-       if ((trident->ctl_cvol = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_cvol_control, trident)) == NULL)
+       trident->ctl_cvol = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_pcm_cvol_control, trident);
+       if (!trident->ctl_cvol)
                goto __nomem;
-       if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_cvol)))
+       err = snd_ctl_add(card, trident->ctl_cvol);
+       if (err)
                goto __out;
 
        if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX) {
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_ac97_rear_control, trident))) < 0)
+               kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_ac97_rear_control, trident);
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
                kctl->put(kctl, uctl);
        }
                if (trident->ac97_sec && (trident->ac97_sec->ext_id & AC97_EI_SPDIF))
                        kctl->id.index++;
                idx = kctl->id.index;
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl)) < 0)
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
                kctl->put(kctl, uctl);
 
                }
                kctl->id.index = idx;
                kctl->id.device = pcm_spdif_device;
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl)) < 0)
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
 
                kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_spdif_mask, trident);
                }
                kctl->id.index = idx;
                kctl->id.device = pcm_spdif_device;
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl)) < 0)
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
 
                kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_trident_spdif_stream, trident);
                }
                kctl->id.index = idx;
                kctl->id.device = pcm_spdif_device;
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl)) < 0)
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __out;
                trident->spdif_pcm_ctl = kctl;
        }
 {
        int err;
 
-       if ((err = snd_trident_sis_reset(trident)) < 0)
+       err = snd_trident_sis_reset(trident);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        snd_trident_stop_all_voices(trident);
        *rtrident = NULL;
 
        /* enable PCI device */
-       if ((err = pci_enable_device(pci)) < 0)
+       err = pci_enable_device(pci);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
        /* check, if we can restrict PCI DMA transfers to 30 bits */
        if (dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pci->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(30))) {
        trident->midi_port = TRID_REG(trident, T4D_MPU401_BASE);
        pci_set_master(pci);
 
-       if ((err = pci_request_regions(pci, "Trident Audio")) < 0) {
+       err = pci_request_regions(pci, "Trident Audio");
+       if (err < 0) {
                kfree(trident);
                pci_disable_device(pci);
                return err;
        trident->tlb.entries = NULL;
        trident->tlb.buffer.area = NULL;
        if (trident->device == TRIDENT_DEVICE_ID_NX) {
-               if ((err = snd_trident_tlb_alloc(trident)) < 0) {
+               err = snd_trident_tlb_alloc(trident);
+               if (err < 0) {
                        snd_trident_free(trident);
                        return err;
                }
                return err;
        }
 
-       if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, trident, &ops)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, trident, &ops);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_trident_free(trident);
                return err;
        }
 
-       if ((err = snd_trident_mixer(trident, pcm_spdif_device)) < 0)
+       err = snd_trident_mixer(trident, pcm_spdif_device);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
        
        /* initialise synth voices */