>> @@ -2069,10 +2069,9 @@ static int ravb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) >> irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "ch22"); >> else >> irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0); >> - if (irq < 0) { >> - error = irq; >> - goto out_release; >> - } >> + if (irq < 0) >> + goto failure_indication; > > IMHO, it's really confusing that "irq" contains the error code, not "error". > Especially when jumping to a meaningless label named "failure_indication" > ("irq_failure" would be more intuitive). Thanks for your constructive feedback. > So I prefer the original code, regardless of the label name. Can another attempt make sense to concentrate the setting of a variable at the end of this function with more pleasing identifiers? Regards, Markus