struct kvm_create_spapr_tce_64 *args)
 {
        struct kvmppc_spapr_tce_table *stt = NULL;
+       struct kvmppc_spapr_tce_table *siter;
        unsigned long npages, size;
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
        int i;
+       int fd = -1;
 
        if (!args->size)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       /* Check this LIOBN hasn't been previously allocated */
-       list_for_each_entry(stt, &kvm->arch.spapr_tce_tables, list) {
-               if (stt->liobn == args->liobn)
-                       return -EBUSY;
-       }
-
        size = _ALIGN_UP(args->size, PAGE_SIZE >> 3);
        npages = kvmppc_tce_pages(size);
        ret = kvmppc_account_memlimit(kvmppc_stt_pages(npages), true);
-       if (ret) {
-               stt = NULL;
-               goto fail;
-       }
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        ret = -ENOMEM;
        stt = kzalloc(sizeof(*stt) + npages * sizeof(struct page *),
                      GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!stt)
-               goto fail;
+               goto fail_acct;
 
        stt->liobn = args->liobn;
        stt->page_shift = args->page_shift;
                        goto fail;
        }
 
-       kvm_get_kvm(kvm);
+       ret = fd = anon_inode_getfd("kvm-spapr-tce", &kvm_spapr_tce_fops,
+                                   stt, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto fail;
 
        mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-       list_add_rcu(&stt->list, &kvm->arch.spapr_tce_tables);
+
+       /* Check this LIOBN hasn't been previously allocated */
+       ret = 0;
+       list_for_each_entry(siter, &kvm->arch.spapr_tce_tables, list) {
+               if (siter->liobn == args->liobn) {
+                       ret = -EBUSY;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (!ret) {
+               list_add_rcu(&stt->list, &kvm->arch.spapr_tce_tables);
+               kvm_get_kvm(kvm);
+       }
 
        mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 
-       return anon_inode_getfd("kvm-spapr-tce", &kvm_spapr_tce_fops,
-                               stt, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+       if (!ret)
+               return fd;
 
-fail:
-       if (stt) {
-               for (i = 0; i < npages; i++)
-                       if (stt->pages[i])
-                               __free_page(stt->pages[i]);
+       put_unused_fd(fd);
 
-               kfree(stt);
-       }
+ fail:
+       for (i = 0; i < npages; i++)
+               if (stt->pages[i])
+                       __free_page(stt->pages[i]);
+
+       kfree(stt);
+ fail_acct:
+       kvmppc_account_memlimit(kvmppc_stt_pages(npages), false);
        return ret;
 }