const struct db9_mode_data *db9_mode;
        struct pardevice *pd;
        struct input_dev *input_dev;
-       int i, j;
+       int i, j, port_idx;
        int mode;
        struct pardev_cb db9_parport_cb;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < DB9_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
-               if (db9_cfg[i].nargs == 0 ||
-                   db9_cfg[i].args[DB9_ARG_PARPORT] < 0)
+       for (port_idx = 0; port_idx < DB9_MAX_PORTS; port_idx++) {
+               if (db9_cfg[port_idx].nargs == 0 ||
+                   db9_cfg[port_idx].args[DB9_ARG_PARPORT] < 0)
                        continue;
 
-               if (db9_cfg[i].args[DB9_ARG_PARPORT] == pp->number)
+               if (db9_cfg[port_idx].args[DB9_ARG_PARPORT] == pp->number)
                        break;
        }
 
-       if (i == DB9_MAX_PORTS) {
+       if (port_idx == DB9_MAX_PORTS) {
                pr_debug("Not using parport%d.\n", pp->number);
                return;
        }
 
-       mode = db9_cfg[i].args[DB9_ARG_MODE];
+       mode = db9_cfg[port_idx].args[DB9_ARG_MODE];
 
        if (mode < 1 || mode >= DB9_MAX_PAD || !db9_modes[mode].n_buttons) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "db9.c: Bad device type %d\n", mode);
 
        db9_parport_cb.flags = PARPORT_FLAG_EXCL;
 
-       pd = parport_register_dev_model(pp, "db9", &db9_parport_cb, i);
+       pd = parport_register_dev_model(pp, "db9", &db9_parport_cb, port_idx);
        if (!pd) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "db9.c: parport busy already - lp.o loaded?\n");
                return;
                        goto err_free_dev;
        }
 
-       db9_base[i] = db9;
+       db9_base[port_idx] = db9;
        return;
 
  err_free_dev:
                return;
 
        db9 = db9_base[i];
+       db9_base[i] = NULL;
 
        for (i = 0; i < min(db9_modes[db9->mode].n_pads, DB9_MAX_DEVICES); i++)
                input_unregister_device(db9->dev[i]);