return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int tpm_tis_gen_interrupt(struct tpm_chip *chip)
+static void tpm_tis_gen_interrupt(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
        const char *desc = "attempting to generate an interrupt";
        u32 cap2;
 
        ret = request_locality(chip, 0);
        if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+               return;
 
        if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
                ret = tpm2_get_tpm_pt(chip, 0x100, &cap2, desc);
                ret = tpm1_getcap(chip, TPM_CAP_PROP_TIS_TIMEOUT, &cap, desc, 0);
 
        release_locality(chip, 0);
-
-       return ret;
 }
 
 /* Register the IRQ and issue a command that will cause an interrupt. If an
 
        rc = tpm_tis_write8(priv, TPM_INT_VECTOR(priv->locality), irq);
        if (rc < 0)
-               return rc;
+               goto restore_irqs;
 
        rc = tpm_tis_read32(priv, TPM_INT_STATUS(priv->locality), &int_status);
        if (rc < 0)
-               return rc;
+               goto restore_irqs;
 
        /* Clear all existing */
        rc = tpm_tis_write32(priv, TPM_INT_STATUS(priv->locality), int_status);
        if (rc < 0)
-               return rc;
-
+               goto restore_irqs;
        /* Turn on */
        rc = tpm_tis_write32(priv, TPM_INT_ENABLE(priv->locality),
                             intmask | TPM_GLOBAL_INT_ENABLE);
        if (rc < 0)
-               return rc;
+               goto restore_irqs;
 
        clear_bit(TPM_TIS_IRQ_TESTED, &priv->flags);
 
        /* Generate an interrupt by having the core call through to
         * tpm_tis_send
         */
-       rc = tpm_tis_gen_interrupt(chip);
-       if (rc < 0)
-               return rc;
+       tpm_tis_gen_interrupt(chip);
 
+restore_irqs:
        /* tpm_tis_send will either confirm the interrupt is working or it
         * will call disable_irq which undoes all of the above.
         */
        if (!(chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_IRQ)) {
-               rc = tpm_tis_write8(priv, original_int_vec,
-                               TPM_INT_VECTOR(priv->locality));
-               if (rc < 0)
-                       return rc;
-
-               return 1;
+               tpm_tis_write8(priv, original_int_vec,
+                              TPM_INT_VECTOR(priv->locality));
+               return -1;
        }
 
        return 0;