return subop && instr_idx < subop->ninstrs;
 }
 
-static int nand_subop_get_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                                   unsigned int instr_idx)
+static unsigned int nand_subop_get_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                            unsigned int instr_idx)
 {
        if (instr_idx)
                return 0;
  *
  * Given an address instruction, returns the offset of the first cycle to issue.
  */
-int nand_subop_get_addr_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                                 unsigned int instr_idx)
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_addr_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                          unsigned int instr_idx)
 {
-       if (!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
-           subop->instrs[instr_idx].type != NAND_OP_ADDR_INSTR)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (WARN_ON(!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
+                   subop->instrs[instr_idx].type != NAND_OP_ADDR_INSTR))
+               return 0;
 
        return nand_subop_get_start_off(subop, instr_idx);
 }
  *
  * Given an address instruction, returns the number of address cycle to issue.
  */
-int nand_subop_get_num_addr_cyc(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                               unsigned int instr_idx)
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_num_addr_cyc(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                        unsigned int instr_idx)
 {
        int start_off, end_off;
 
-       if (!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
-           subop->instrs[instr_idx].type != NAND_OP_ADDR_INSTR)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (WARN_ON(!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
+                   subop->instrs[instr_idx].type != NAND_OP_ADDR_INSTR))
+               return 0;
 
        start_off = nand_subop_get_addr_start_off(subop, instr_idx);
 
  *
  * Given a data instruction, returns the offset to start from.
  */
-int nand_subop_get_data_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                                 unsigned int instr_idx)
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_data_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                          unsigned int instr_idx)
 {
-       if (!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
-           !nand_instr_is_data(&subop->instrs[instr_idx]))
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (WARN_ON(!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
+                   !nand_instr_is_data(&subop->instrs[instr_idx])))
+               return 0;
 
        return nand_subop_get_start_off(subop, instr_idx);
 }
  *
  * Returns the length of the chunk of data to send/receive.
  */
-int nand_subop_get_data_len(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                           unsigned int instr_idx)
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_data_len(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                    unsigned int instr_idx)
 {
        int start_off = 0, end_off;
 
-       if (!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
-           !nand_instr_is_data(&subop->instrs[instr_idx]))
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (WARN_ON(!nand_subop_instr_is_valid(subop, instr_idx) ||
+                   !nand_instr_is_data(&subop->instrs[instr_idx])))
+               return 0;
 
        start_off = nand_subop_get_data_start_off(subop, instr_idx);
 
 
        unsigned int last_instr_end_off;
 };
 
-int nand_subop_get_addr_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                                 unsigned int op_id);
-int nand_subop_get_num_addr_cyc(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                               unsigned int op_id);
-int nand_subop_get_data_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                                 unsigned int op_id);
-int nand_subop_get_data_len(const struct nand_subop *subop,
-                           unsigned int op_id);
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_addr_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                          unsigned int op_id);
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_num_addr_cyc(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                        unsigned int op_id);
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_data_start_off(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                          unsigned int op_id);
+unsigned int nand_subop_get_data_len(const struct nand_subop *subop,
+                                    unsigned int op_id);
 
 /**
  * struct nand_op_parser_addr_constraints - Constraints for address instructions