}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_debug_leave);
 
-static bool restore_fbdev_mode(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+static int restore_fbdev_mode(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
        struct drm_plane *plane;
-       bool error = false;
        int i;
 
        drm_warn_on_modeset_not_all_locked(dev);
                if (crtc->funcs->cursor_set) {
                        ret = crtc->funcs->cursor_set(crtc, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
                        if (ret)
-                               error = true;
+                               return ret;
                }
 
                ret = drm_mode_set_config_internal(mode_set);
                if (ret)
-                       error = true;
+                       return ret;
        }
-       return error;
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
  * This should be called from driver's drm ->lastclose callback
  * when implementing an fbcon on top of kms using this helper. This ensures that
  * the user isn't greeted with a black screen when e.g. X dies.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Zero if everything went ok, negative error code otherwise.
  */
-bool drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
-       bool ret;
-       bool do_delayed = false;
+       bool do_delayed;
+       int ret;
 
        drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        ret = restore_fbdev_mode(fb_helper);
 
 int drm_fb_helper_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
                            struct fb_info *info);
 
-bool drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
+int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 
 struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 void drm_fb_helper_unregister_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool
+static inline int
 drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 {
-       return true;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static inline struct fb_info *