case HFI1_SNOOP_IOCSETLINKSTATE_EXTRA:
                        memset(&link_info, 0, sizeof(link_info));
 
-                       ret = copy_from_user(&link_info,
+                       if (copy_from_user(&link_info,
                                (struct hfi1_link_info __user *)arg,
-                               sizeof(link_info));
-                       if (ret)
-                               break;
+                               sizeof(link_info)))
+                               ret = -EFAULT;
 
                        value = link_info.port_state;
                        index = link_info.port_number;
                case HFI1_SNOOP_IOCGETLINKSTATE_EXTRA:
                        if (cmd == HFI1_SNOOP_IOCGETLINKSTATE_EXTRA) {
                                memset(&link_info, 0, sizeof(link_info));
-                               ret = copy_from_user(&link_info,
+                               if (copy_from_user(&link_info,
                                        (struct hfi1_link_info __user *)arg,
-                                       sizeof(link_info));
+                                       sizeof(link_info)))
+                                       ret = -EFAULT;
                                index = link_info.port_number;
                        } else {
                                ret = __get_user(index, (int __user *) arg);
                                                        ppd->link_speed_active;
                                link_info.link_width_active =
                                                        ppd->link_width_active;
-                               ret = copy_to_user(
+                               if (copy_to_user(
                                        (struct hfi1_link_info __user *)arg,
-                                       &link_info, sizeof(link_info));
+                                       &link_info, sizeof(link_info)))
+                                       ret = -EFAULT;
                        } else {
                                ret = __put_user(value, (int __user *)arg);
                        }
                        snoop_dbg("Setting filter");
                        /* just copy command structure */
                        argp = (unsigned long *)arg;
-                       ret = copy_from_user(&filter_cmd, (void __user *)argp,
-                                            sizeof(filter_cmd));
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               pr_alert("Error copying filter command\n");
+                       if (copy_from_user(&filter_cmd, (void __user *)argp,
+                                            sizeof(filter_cmd))) {
+                               ret = -EFAULT;
                                break;
                        }
                        if (filter_cmd.opcode >= HFI1_MAX_FILTERS) {
                                break;
                        }
                        /* copy remaining data from userspace */
-                       ret = copy_from_user((u8 *)filter_value,
+                       if (copy_from_user((u8 *)filter_value,
                                        (void __user *)filter_cmd.value_ptr,
-                                       filter_cmd.length);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
+                                       filter_cmd.length)) {
                                kfree(filter_value);
-                               pr_alert("Error copying filter data\n");
+                               ret = -EFAULT;
                                break;
                        }
                        /* Drain packets first */