struct i2c_client *client = phy->i2c_dev;
        static const u8 ack[6] = {0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00};
        /* spec 6.2.1.3:  Preamble, SoPC (2), ACK Code (2), Postamble */
-       int rc;
-
-       rc = i2c_master_send(client, ack, 6);
 
-       return rc;
+       return i2c_master_send(client, ack, 6);
 }
 
 static int pn533_i2c_send_frame(struct pn533 *dev,
                                &phy->i2c_dev->dev);
 
        if (IS_ERR(priv)) {
-               r = PTR_ERR(priv);
-               return r;
+               return PTR_ERR(priv);
        }
 
        phy->priv = priv;
 
                                 pn533_send_async_complete_t complete_cb,
                                 void *complete_cb_context)
 {
-       int rc;
-
-       rc = __pn533_send_async(dev, cmd_code, req, complete_cb,
+       return __pn533_send_async(dev, cmd_code, req, complete_cb,
                                complete_cb_context);
-
-       return rc;
 }
 
 static int pn533_send_cmd_async(struct pn533 *dev, u8 cmd_code,
                                pn533_send_async_complete_t complete_cb,
                                void *complete_cb_context)
 {
-       int rc;
-
-       rc = __pn533_send_async(dev, cmd_code, req, complete_cb,
+       return __pn533_send_async(dev, cmd_code, req, complete_cb,
                                complete_cb_context);
-
-       return rc;
 }
 
 /*
                return rc;
        }
 
-       return rc;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int pn532_sam_configuration(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev)
                                struct device *dev)
 {
        struct pn533 *priv;
-       int rc = -ENOMEM;
 
        priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!priv)
 
 error:
        kfree(priv);
-       return ERR_PTR(rc);
+       return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pn53x_common_init);