}
 early_param("fadump", early_fadump_param);
 
-static void register_fw_dump(struct fadump_mem_struct *fdm)
+static int register_fw_dump(struct fadump_mem_struct *fdm)
 {
-       int rc;
+       int rc, err;
        unsigned int wait_time;
 
        pr_debug("Registering for firmware-assisted kernel dump...\n");
 
        } while (wait_time);
 
+       err = -EIO;
        switch (rc) {
+       default:
+               pr_err("Failed to register. Unknown Error(%d).\n", rc);
+               break;
        case -1:
                printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to register firmware-assisted kernel"
                        " dump. Hardware Error(%d).\n", rc);
        case -3:
                printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to register firmware-assisted kernel"
                        " dump. Parameter Error(%d).\n", rc);
+               err = -EINVAL;
                break;
        case -9:
                printk(KERN_ERR "firmware-assisted kernel dump is already "
                        " registered.");
                fw_dump.dump_registered = 1;
+               err = -EEXIST;
                break;
        case 0:
                printk(KERN_INFO "firmware-assisted kernel dump registration"
                        " is successful\n");
                fw_dump.dump_registered = 1;
+               err = 0;
                break;
        }
+       return err;
 }
 
 void crash_fadump(struct pt_regs *regs, const char *str)
        return addr;
 }
 
-static void register_fadump(void)
+static int register_fadump(void)
 {
        unsigned long addr;
        void *vaddr;
         * assisted dump.
         */
        if (!fw_dump.reserve_dump_area_size)
-               return;
+               return -ENODEV;
 
        fadump_setup_crash_memory_ranges();
 
        fadump_create_elfcore_headers(vaddr);
 
        /* register the future kernel dump with firmware. */
-       register_fw_dump(&fdm);
+       return register_fw_dump(&fdm);
 }
 
 static int fadump_unregister_dump(struct fadump_mem_struct *fdm)
        switch (buf[0]) {
        case '0':
                if (fw_dump.dump_registered == 0) {
-                       ret = -EINVAL;
                        goto unlock_out;
                }
                /* Un-register Firmware-assisted dump */
                break;
        case '1':
                if (fw_dump.dump_registered == 1) {
-                       ret = -EINVAL;
+                       ret = -EEXIST;
                        goto unlock_out;
                }
                /* Register Firmware-assisted dump */
-               register_fadump();
+               ret = register_fadump();
                break;
        default:
                ret = -EINVAL;