u8 *kmem = NULL;
        u32 modify_len;
        u32 item_len;
+       u8 cmd_err;
        u16 index;
        int rc;
 
                }
 
                rc = hwrm_req_send_silent(bp, install);
+               if (!rc)
+                       break;
 
                if (defrag_attempted) {
                        /* We have tried to defragment already in the previous
                        break;
                }
 
-               if (rc && ((struct hwrm_err_output *)resp)->cmd_err ==
-                   NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_FRAG_ERR) {
+               cmd_err = ((struct hwrm_err_output *)resp)->cmd_err;
+
+               switch (cmd_err) {
+               case NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_FRAG_ERR:
                        install->flags =
                                cpu_to_le16(NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_REQ_FLAGS_ALLOWED_TO_DEFRAG);
 
                        rc = hwrm_req_send_silent(bp, install);
+                       if (!rc)
+                               break;
+
+                       cmd_err = ((struct hwrm_err_output *)resp)->cmd_err;
 
-                       if (rc && ((struct hwrm_err_output *)resp)->cmd_err ==
-                           NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_NO_SPACE) {
+                       if (cmd_err == NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_NO_SPACE) {
                                /* FW has cleared NVM area, driver will create
                                 * UPDATE directory and try the flash again
                                 */
                                                      BNX_DIR_TYPE_UPDATE,
                                                      BNX_DIR_ORDINAL_FIRST,
                                                      0, 0, item_len, NULL, 0);
-                       } else if (rc) {
-                               netdev_err(dev, "HWRM_NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE failure rc :%x\n", rc);
+                               if (!rc)
+                                       break;
                        }
-               } else if (rc) {
-                       netdev_err(dev, "HWRM_NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE failure rc :%x\n", rc);
+                       fallthrough;
+               default:
+                       netdev_err(dev, "HWRM_NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE failure rc :%x cmd_err :%x\n",
+                                  rc, cmd_err);
                }
        } while (defrag_attempted && !rc);