else
                sms_err("No registry found.");
 
-       return -1;
+       return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-void smscore_registry_setmode(char *devpath, int mode)
+static void smscore_registry_setmode(char *devpath, int mode)
 {
        struct smscore_registry_entry_t *entry;
 
 smscore_buffer_t *smscore_createbuffer(u8 *buffer, void *common_buffer,
                                       dma_addr_t common_buffer_phys)
 {
-       struct smscore_buffer_t *cb =
-               kmalloc(sizeof(struct smscore_buffer_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+       struct smscore_buffer_t *cb;
+
+       cb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct smscore_buffer_t), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!cb) {
-               sms_info("kmalloc(...) failed");
+               sms_info("kzalloc(...) failed");
                return NULL;
        }
 
        for (buffer = dev->common_buffer;
             dev->num_buffers < params->num_buffers;
             dev->num_buffers++, buffer += params->buffer_size) {
-               struct smscore_buffer_t *cb =
-                       smscore_createbuffer(buffer, dev->common_buffer,
-                                            dev->common_buffer_phys);
+               struct smscore_buffer_t *cb;
+
+               cb = smscore_createbuffer(buffer, dev->common_buffer,
+                                         dev->common_buffer_phys);
                if (!cb) {
                        smscore_unregister_device(dev);
                        return -ENOMEM;
 {
        char **fw;
        int board_id = smscore_get_board_id(coredev);
-       enum sms_device_type_st type = smscore_registry_gettype(coredev->devpath);
+       enum sms_device_type_st type;
+
+       type = smscore_registry_gettype(coredev->devpath);
 
        if ((board_id == SMS_BOARD_UNKNOWN) || (lookup == 1)) {
                sms_debug("trying to get fw name from lookup table mode %d type %d",
 
        if (rc < 0)
                sms_err("return error code %d.", rc);
+       else
+               sms_debug("Success setting device mode.");
+
        return rc;
 }