static ssize_t mtip_hw_read_device_status(struct file *f, char __user *ubuf,
                                                size_t len, loff_t *offset)
 {
-       struct driver_data *dd =  (struct driver_data *)f->private_data;
        int size = *offset;
        char *buf;
        int rv = 0;
                return 0;
 
        buf = kzalloc(MTIP_DFS_MAX_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!buf) {
-               dev_err(&dd->pdev->dev,
-                       "Memory allocation: status buffer\n");
+       if (!buf)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       }
 
        size += show_device_status(NULL, buf);
 
                return 0;
 
        buf = kzalloc(MTIP_DFS_MAX_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!buf) {
-               dev_err(&dd->pdev->dev,
-                       "Memory allocation: register buffer\n");
+       if (!buf)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       }
 
        size += sprintf(&buf[size], "H/ S ACTive      : [ 0x");
 
                return 0;
 
        buf = kzalloc(MTIP_DFS_MAX_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!buf) {
-               dev_err(&dd->pdev->dev,
-                       "Memory allocation: flag buffer\n");
+       if (!buf)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       }
 
        size += sprintf(&buf[size], "Flag-port : [ %08lX ]\n",
                                                        dd->port->flags);
 
        dd->port = kzalloc_node(sizeof(struct mtip_port), GFP_KERNEL,
                                dd->numa_node);
-       if (!dd->port) {
-               dev_err(&dd->pdev->dev,
-                       "Memory allocation: port structure\n");
+       if (!dd->port)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       }
 
        /* Continue workqueue setup */
        for (i = 0; i < MTIP_MAX_SLOT_GROUPS; i++)
                cpu_to_node(raw_smp_processor_id()), raw_smp_processor_id());
 
        dd = kzalloc_node(sizeof(struct driver_data), GFP_KERNEL, my_node);
-       if (dd == NULL) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-                       "Unable to allocate memory for driver data\n");
+       if (!dd)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       }
 
        /* Attach the private data to this PCI device.  */
        pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dd);