tid.card = opl3->card->number;
        tid.device = timer_no;
        tid.subdevice = 0;
-       if ((err = snd_timer_new(opl3->card, "AdLib timer #1", &tid, &timer)) >= 0) {
+       err = snd_timer_new(opl3->card, "AdLib timer #1", &tid, &timer);
+       if (err >= 0) {
                strcpy(timer->name, "AdLib timer #1");
                timer->private_data = opl3;
                timer->hw = snd_opl3_timer1;
        tid.card = opl3->card->number;
        tid.device = timer_no;
        tid.subdevice = 0;
-       if ((err = snd_timer_new(opl3->card, "AdLib timer #2", &tid, &timer)) >= 0) {
+       err = snd_timer_new(opl3->card, "AdLib timer #2", &tid, &timer);
+       if (err >= 0) {
                strcpy(timer->name, "AdLib timer #2");
                timer->private_data = opl3;
                timer->hw = snd_opl3_timer2;
        spin_lock_init(&opl3->reg_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&opl3->timer_lock);
 
-       if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, opl3, &ops)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, opl3, &ops);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_opl3_free(opl3);
                return err;
        }
        int err;
 
        *ropl3 = NULL;
-       if ((err = snd_opl3_new(card, hardware, &opl3)) < 0)
+       err = snd_opl3_new(card, hardware, &opl3);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
        if (! integrated) {
-               if ((opl3->res_l_port = request_region(l_port, 2, "OPL2/3 (left)")) == NULL) {
+               opl3->res_l_port = request_region(l_port, 2, "OPL2/3 (left)");
+               if (!opl3->res_l_port) {
                        snd_printk(KERN_ERR "opl3: can't grab left port 0x%lx\n", l_port);
                        snd_device_free(card, opl3);
                        return -EBUSY;
                }
-               if (r_port != 0 &&
-                   (opl3->res_r_port = request_region(r_port, 2, "OPL2/3 (right)")) == NULL) {
-                       snd_printk(KERN_ERR "opl3: can't grab right port 0x%lx\n", r_port);
-                       snd_device_free(card, opl3);
-                       return -EBUSY;
+               if (r_port != 0) {
+                       opl3->res_r_port = request_region(r_port, 2, "OPL2/3 (right)");
+                       if (!opl3->res_r_port) {
+                               snd_printk(KERN_ERR "opl3: can't grab right port 0x%lx\n", r_port);
+                               snd_device_free(card, opl3);
+                               return -EBUSY;
+                       }
                }
        }
        opl3->l_port = l_port;
                break;
        default:
                opl3->command = &snd_opl2_command;
-               if ((err = snd_opl3_detect(opl3)) < 0) {
+               err = snd_opl3_detect(opl3);
+               if (err < 0) {
                        snd_printd("OPL2/3 chip not detected at 0x%lx/0x%lx\n",
                                   opl3->l_port, opl3->r_port);
                        snd_device_free(card, opl3);
 {
        int err;
 
-       if (timer1_dev >= 0)
-               if ((err = snd_opl3_timer1_init(opl3, timer1_dev)) < 0)
+       if (timer1_dev >= 0) {
+               err = snd_opl3_timer1_init(opl3, timer1_dev);
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
+       }
        if (timer2_dev >= 0) {
-               if ((err = snd_opl3_timer2_init(opl3, timer2_dev)) < 0) {
+               err = snd_opl3_timer2_init(opl3, timer2_dev);
+               if (err < 0) {
                        snd_device_free(opl3->card, opl3->timer1);
                        opl3->timer1 = NULL;
                        return err;
 
        /* create hardware dependent device (direct FM) */
 
-       if ((err = snd_hwdep_new(card, "OPL2/OPL3", device, &hw)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_hwdep_new(card, "OPL2/OPL3", device, &hw);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_device_free(card, opl3);
                return err;
        }