int rc;
 
        buffer[0] = addr;
-       if (1 != (rc = i2c_master_send(c, buffer, 1)))
-               v4l2_dbg(0, debug, sd, "i2c i/o error: rc == %d (should be 1)\n", rc);
+
+       rc = i2c_master_send(c, buffer, 1);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               v4l2_err(sd, "i2c i/o error: rc == %d (should be 1)\n", rc);
+               return rc;
+       }
 
        msleep(10);
 
-       if (1 != (rc = i2c_master_recv(c, buffer, 1)))
-               v4l2_dbg(0, debug, sd, "i2c i/o error: rc == %d (should be 1)\n", rc);
+       rc = i2c_master_recv(c, buffer, 1);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               v4l2_err(sd, "i2c i/o error: rc == %d (should be 1)\n", rc);
+               return rc;
+       }
 
        v4l2_dbg(2, debug, sd, "tvp5150: read 0x%02x = 0x%02x\n", addr, buffer[0]);
 
         * For Composite and TV, it should be the reverse
         */
        val = tvp5150_read(sd, TVP5150_MISC_CTL);
+       if (val < 0) {
+               v4l2_err(sd, "%s: failed with error = %d\n", __func__, val);
+               return;
+       }
+
        if (decoder->input == TVP5150_SVIDEO)
                val = (val & ~0x40) | 0x10;
        else
        v4l2_std_id std = decoder->norm;
        u8 reg;
        int pos, type = 0;
+       int i, ret = 0;
 
        if (std == V4L2_STD_ALL) {
                v4l2_err(sd, "VBI can't be configured without knowing number of lines\n");
 
        reg = ((line - 6) << 1) + TVP5150_LINE_MODE_INI;
 
-       pos = tvp5150_read(sd, reg) & 0x0f;
-       if (pos < 0x0f)
-               type = regs[pos].type.vbi_type;
-
-       pos = tvp5150_read(sd, reg + 1) & 0x0f;
-       if (pos < 0x0f)
-               type |= regs[pos].type.vbi_type;
+       for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {
+               ret = tvp5150_read(sd, reg + i);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       v4l2_err(sd, "%s: failed with error = %d\n",
+                                __func__, ret);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+               pos = ret & 0x0f;
+               if (pos < 0x0f)
+                       type |= regs[pos].type.vbi_type;
+       }
 
        return type;
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
 static int tvp5150_g_register(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_dbg_register *reg)
 {
+       int res;
+
        struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
 
        if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, ®->match))
                return -EINVAL;
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
-       reg->val = tvp5150_read(sd, reg->reg & 0xff);
+       res = tvp5150_read(sd, reg->reg & 0xff);
+       if (res < 0) {
+               v4l2_err(sd, "%s: failed with error = %d\n", __func__, res);
+               return res;
+       }
+
+       reg->val = res;
        reg->size = 1;
        return 0;
 }
 {
        struct tvp5150 *core;
        struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
-       u8 msb_id, lsb_id, msb_rom, lsb_rom;
+       int tvp5150_id[4];
+       int i, res;
 
        /* Check if the adapter supports the needed features */
        if (!i2c_check_functionality(c->adapter,
        }
        sd = &core->sd;
        v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(sd, c, &tvp5150_ops);
+
+       /* 
+        * Read consequent registers - TVP5150_MSB_DEV_ID, TVP5150_LSB_DEV_ID,
+        * TVP5150_ROM_MAJOR_VER, TVP5150_ROM_MINOR_VER 
+        */
+       for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+               res = tvp5150_read(sd, TVP5150_MSB_DEV_ID + i);
+               if (res < 0)
+                       goto free_core;
+               tvp5150_id[i] = res;
+       }
+
        v4l_info(c, "chip found @ 0x%02x (%s)\n",
                 c->addr << 1, c->adapter->name);
 
-       msb_id = tvp5150_read(sd, TVP5150_MSB_DEV_ID);
-       lsb_id = tvp5150_read(sd, TVP5150_LSB_DEV_ID);
-       msb_rom = tvp5150_read(sd, TVP5150_ROM_MAJOR_VER);
-       lsb_rom = tvp5150_read(sd, TVP5150_ROM_MINOR_VER);
-
-       if (msb_rom == 4 && lsb_rom == 0) { /* Is TVP5150AM1 */
-               v4l2_info(sd, "tvp%02x%02xam1 detected.\n", msb_id, lsb_id);
+       if (tvp5150_id[2] == 4 && tvp5150_id[3] == 0) { /* Is TVP5150AM1 */
+               v4l2_info(sd, "tvp%02x%02xam1 detected.\n",
+                         tvp5150_id[0], tvp5150_id[1]);
 
                /* ITU-T BT.656.4 timing */
                tvp5150_write(sd, TVP5150_REV_SELECT, 0);
        } else {
-               if (msb_rom == 3 || lsb_rom == 0x21) { /* Is TVP5150A */
-                       v4l2_info(sd, "tvp%02x%02xa detected.\n", msb_id, lsb_id);
+               /* Is TVP5150A */
+               if (tvp5150_id[2] == 3 || tvp5150_id[3] == 0x21) {
+                       v4l2_info(sd, "tvp%02x%02xa detected.\n",
+                                 tvp5150_id[2], tvp5150_id[3]);
                } else {
                        v4l2_info(sd, "*** unknown tvp%02x%02x chip detected.\n",
-                                       msb_id, lsb_id);
-                       v4l2_info(sd, "*** Rom ver is %d.%d\n", msb_rom, lsb_rom);
+                                 tvp5150_id[2], tvp5150_id[3]);
+                       v4l2_info(sd, "*** Rom ver is %d.%d\n",
+                                 tvp5150_id[2], tvp5150_id[3]);
                }
        }
 
                        V4L2_CID_HUE, -128, 127, 1, 0);
        sd->ctrl_handler = &core->hdl;
        if (core->hdl.error) {
-               int err = core->hdl.error;
-
+               res = core->hdl.error;
                v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&core->hdl);
-               kfree(core);
-               return err;
+               goto free_core;
        }
        v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&core->hdl);
 
        if (debug > 1)
                tvp5150_log_status(sd);
        return 0;
+
+free_core:
+       kfree(core);
+       return res;
 }
 
 static int tvp5150_remove(struct i2c_client *c)