Merge tag 'driver-core-5.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core

Pull driver core and debugfs updates from Greg KH:
 "Here is the "big" driver core and debugfs changes for 5.3-rc1

  It's a lot of different patches, all across the tree due to some api
  changes and lots of debugfs cleanups.

  Other than the debugfs cleanups, in this set of changes we have:

   - bus iteration function cleanups

   - scripts/get_abi.pl tool to display and parse Documentation/ABI
     entries in a simple way

   - cleanups to Documenatation/ABI/ entries to make them parse easier
     due to typos and other minor things

   - default_attrs use for some ktype users

   - driver model documentation file conversions to .rst

   - compressed firmware file loading

   - deferred probe fixes

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while, with a bunch of
  merge issues that Stephen has been patient with me for"

* tag 'driver-core-5.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (102 commits)
  debugfs: make error message a bit more verbose
  orangefs: fix build warning from debugfs cleanup patch
  ubifs: fix build warning after debugfs cleanup patch
  driver: core: Allow subsystems to continue deferring probe
  drivers: base: cacheinfo: Ensure cpu hotplug work is done before Intel RDT
  arch_topology: Remove error messages on out-of-memory conditions
  lib: notifier-error-inject: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  swiotlb: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  ceph: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  sunrpc: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  ubifs: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  orangefs: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  nfsd: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  lib: 842: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions
  debugfs: provide pr_fmt() macro
  debugfs: log errors when something goes wrong
  drivers: s390/cio: Fix compilation warning about const qualifiers
  drivers: Add generic helper to match by of_node
  driver_find_device: Unify the match function with class_find_device()
  bus_find_device: Unify the match callback with class_find_device
  ...

17 files changed, 72 insertions, 293 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h
index a73c9e669d78..5dc0f6093f9d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -908,11 +908,11 @@ void cxl_update_dedicated_ivtes_psl8(struct cxl_context *ctx);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 
-int cxl_debugfs_init(void);
+void cxl_debugfs_init(void);
 void cxl_debugfs_exit(void);
-int cxl_debugfs_adapter_add(struct cxl *adapter);
+void cxl_debugfs_adapter_add(struct cxl *adapter);
 void cxl_debugfs_adapter_remove(struct cxl *adapter);
-int cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu);
+void cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu);
 void cxl_debugfs_afu_remove(struct cxl_afu *afu);
 void cxl_debugfs_add_adapter_regs_psl9(struct cxl *adapter, struct dentry *dir);
 void cxl_debugfs_add_adapter_regs_psl8(struct cxl *adapter, struct dentry *dir);
@@ -921,27 +921,24 @@ void cxl_debugfs_add_afu_regs_psl8(struct cxl_afu *afu, struct dentry *dir);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
-static inline int __init cxl_debugfs_init(void)
+static inline void __init cxl_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void cxl_debugfs_exit(void)
 {
 }
 
-static inline int cxl_debugfs_adapter_add(struct cxl *adapter)
+static inline void cxl_debugfs_adapter_add(struct cxl *adapter)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void cxl_debugfs_adapter_remove(struct cxl *adapter)
 {
 }
 
-static inline int cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu)
+static inline void cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void cxl_debugfs_afu_remove(struct cxl_afu *afu)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/debugfs.c
index 1fda22c24c93..7b987bf498b5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/debugfs.c
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ static int debugfs_io_u64_set(void *data, u64 val)
 DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(fops_io_x64, debugfs_io_u64_get, debugfs_io_u64_set,
 			 "0x%016llx\n");
 
-static struct dentry *debugfs_create_io_x64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
-					    struct dentry *parent, u64 __iomem *value)
+static void debugfs_create_io_x64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+				  struct dentry *parent, u64 __iomem *value)
 {
-	return debugfs_create_file_unsafe(name, mode, parent,
-					  (void __force *)value, &fops_io_x64);
+	debugfs_create_file_unsafe(name, mode, parent, (void __force *)value,
+				   &fops_io_x64);
 }
 
 void cxl_debugfs_add_adapter_regs_psl9(struct cxl *adapter, struct dentry *dir)
@@ -54,25 +54,22 @@ void cxl_debugfs_add_adapter_regs_psl8(struct cxl *adapter, struct dentry *dir)
 	debugfs_create_io_x64("trace", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dir, _cxl_p1_addr(adapter, CXL_PSL_TRACE));
 }
 
-int cxl_debugfs_adapter_add(struct cxl *adapter)
+void cxl_debugfs_adapter_add(struct cxl *adapter)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir;
 	char buf[32];
 
 	if (!cxl_debugfs)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return;
 
 	snprintf(buf, 32, "card%i", adapter->adapter_num);
 	dir = debugfs_create_dir(buf, cxl_debugfs);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir))
-		return PTR_ERR(dir);
 	adapter->debugfs = dir;
 
 	debugfs_create_io_x64("err_ivte", S_IRUSR, dir, _cxl_p1_addr(adapter, CXL_PSL_ErrIVTE));
 
 	if (adapter->native->sl_ops->debugfs_add_adapter_regs)
 		adapter->native->sl_ops->debugfs_add_adapter_regs(adapter, dir);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void cxl_debugfs_adapter_remove(struct cxl *adapter)
@@ -96,18 +93,16 @@ void cxl_debugfs_add_afu_regs_psl8(struct cxl_afu *afu, struct dentry *dir)
 	debugfs_create_io_x64("trace", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dir, _cxl_p1n_addr(afu, CXL_PSL_SLICE_TRACE));
 }
 
-int cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu)
+void cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir;
 	char buf[32];
 
 	if (!afu->adapter->debugfs)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return;
 
 	snprintf(buf, 32, "psl%i.%i", afu->adapter->adapter_num, afu->slice);
 	dir = debugfs_create_dir(buf, afu->adapter->debugfs);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir))
-		return PTR_ERR(dir);
 	afu->debugfs = dir;
 
 	debugfs_create_io_x64("sr",         S_IRUSR, dir, _cxl_p1n_addr(afu, CXL_PSL_SR_An));
@@ -118,8 +113,6 @@ int cxl_debugfs_afu_add(struct cxl_afu *afu)
 
 	if (afu->adapter->native->sl_ops->debugfs_add_afu_regs)
 		afu->adapter->native->sl_ops->debugfs_add_afu_regs(afu, dir);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void cxl_debugfs_afu_remove(struct cxl_afu *afu)
@@ -127,19 +120,12 @@ void cxl_debugfs_afu_remove(struct cxl_afu *afu)
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(afu->debugfs);
 }
 
-int __init cxl_debugfs_init(void)
+void __init cxl_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *ent;
-
 	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HVMODE))
-		return 0;
-
-	ent = debugfs_create_dir("cxl", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(ent))
-		return PTR_ERR(ent);
-	cxl_debugfs = ent;
+		return;
 
-	return 0;
+	cxl_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir("cxl", NULL);
 }
 
 void cxl_debugfs_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c
index ab7f2cd21c93..1dc6c7c5cbce 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c
@@ -1369,10 +1369,6 @@ static int __init genwqe_init_module(void)
 	class_genwqe->devnode = genwqe_devnode;
 
 	debugfs_genwqe = debugfs_create_dir(GENWQE_DEVNAME, NULL);
-	if (!debugfs_genwqe) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_out;
-	}
 
 	rc = pci_register_driver(&genwqe_driver);
 	if (rc != 0) {
@@ -1384,7 +1380,6 @@ static int __init genwqe_init_module(void)
 
  err_out0:
 	debugfs_remove(debugfs_genwqe);
- err_out:
 	class_destroy(class_genwqe);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.h b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.h
index 2f6dd2f37942..0e902977d35f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.h
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ int  genwqe_device_create(struct genwqe_dev *cd);
 int  genwqe_device_remove(struct genwqe_dev *cd);
 
 /* debugfs */
-int  genwqe_init_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd);
+void genwqe_init_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd);
 void genqwe_exit_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd);
 
 int  genwqe_read_softreset(struct genwqe_dev *cd);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_debugfs.c
index 49c945d0c488..1b5b82e65268 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_debugfs.c
@@ -316,11 +316,9 @@ static int info_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 
 DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(info);
 
-int genwqe_init_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
+void genwqe_init_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
 {
 	struct dentry *root;
-	struct dentry *file;
-	int ret;
 	char card_name[64];
 	char name[64];
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -328,153 +326,50 @@ int genwqe_init_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
 	sprintf(card_name, "%s%d_card", GENWQE_DEVNAME, cd->card_idx);
 
 	root = debugfs_create_dir(card_name, cd->debugfs_genwqe);
-	if (!root) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err0;
-	}
 
 	/* non privileged interfaces are done here */
-	file = debugfs_create_file("ddcb_info", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &ddcb_info_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("info", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &info_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_x64("err_inject", 0666, root, &cd->err_inject);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_u32("ddcb_software_timeout", 0666, root,
-				  &cd->ddcb_software_timeout);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_u32("kill_timeout", 0666, root,
-				  &cd->kill_timeout);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file("ddcb_info", S_IRUGO, root, cd, &ddcb_info_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("info", S_IRUGO, root, cd, &info_fops);
+	debugfs_create_x64("err_inject", 0666, root, &cd->err_inject);
+	debugfs_create_u32("ddcb_software_timeout", 0666, root,
+			   &cd->ddcb_software_timeout);
+	debugfs_create_u32("kill_timeout", 0666, root, &cd->kill_timeout);
 
 	/* privileged interfaces follow here */
 	if (!genwqe_is_privileged(cd)) {
 		cd->debugfs_root = root;
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	file = debugfs_create_file("curr_regs", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &curr_regs_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("curr_dbg_uid0", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &curr_dbg_uid0_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("curr_dbg_uid1", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &curr_dbg_uid1_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("curr_dbg_uid2", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &curr_dbg_uid2_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("prev_regs", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &prev_regs_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("prev_dbg_uid0", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &prev_dbg_uid0_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("prev_dbg_uid1", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &prev_dbg_uid1_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("prev_dbg_uid2", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &prev_dbg_uid2_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file("curr_regs", S_IRUGO, root, cd, &curr_regs_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("curr_dbg_uid0", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &curr_dbg_uid0_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("curr_dbg_uid1", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &curr_dbg_uid1_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("curr_dbg_uid2", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &curr_dbg_uid2_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("prev_regs", S_IRUGO, root, cd, &prev_regs_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("prev_dbg_uid0", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &prev_dbg_uid0_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("prev_dbg_uid1", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &prev_dbg_uid1_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("prev_dbg_uid2", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &prev_dbg_uid2_fops);
 
 	for (i = 0; i <  GENWQE_MAX_VFS; i++) {
 		sprintf(name, "vf%u_jobtimeout_msec", i);
-
-		file = debugfs_create_u32(name, 0666, root,
-					  &cd->vf_jobtimeout_msec[i]);
-		if (!file) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err1;
-		}
+		debugfs_create_u32(name, 0666, root,
+				   &cd->vf_jobtimeout_msec[i]);
 	}
 
-	file = debugfs_create_file("jobtimer", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &jtimer_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_file("queue_working_time", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
-				   &queue_working_time_fops);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_u32("skip_recovery", 0666, root,
-				  &cd->skip_recovery);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
-
-	file = debugfs_create_u32("use_platform_recovery", 0666, root,
-				  &cd->use_platform_recovery);
-	if (!file) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err1;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file("jobtimer", S_IRUGO, root, cd, &jtimer_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("queue_working_time", S_IRUGO, root, cd,
+			    &queue_working_time_fops);
+	debugfs_create_u32("skip_recovery", 0666, root, &cd->skip_recovery);
+	debugfs_create_u32("use_platform_recovery", 0666, root,
+			   &cd->use_platform_recovery);
 
 	cd->debugfs_root = root;
-	return 0;
-err1:
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(root);
-err0:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 void genqwe_exit_debugfs(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c
index 3bc51f19c734..0e34c0568fed 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c
@@ -1301,14 +1301,10 @@ int genwqe_device_create(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
 		goto err_cdev;
 	}
 
-	rc = genwqe_init_debugfs(cd);
-	if (rc != 0)
-		goto err_debugfs;
+	genwqe_init_debugfs(cd);
 
 	return 0;
 
- err_debugfs:
-	device_destroy(cd->class_genwqe, cd->devnum_genwqe);
  err_cdev:
 	cdev_del(&cd->cdev_genwqe);
  err_add:
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c
index e9767bdcdb44..66ae6b2a6950 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int __init lkdtm_module_init(void)
 {
 	struct crashpoint *crashpoint = NULL;
 	const struct crashtype *crashtype = NULL;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Neither or both of these need to be set */
@@ -434,22 +434,13 @@ static int __init lkdtm_module_init(void)
 
 	/* Register debugfs interface */
 	lkdtm_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("provoke-crash", NULL);
-	if (!lkdtm_debugfs_root) {
-		pr_err("creating root dir failed\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 
 	/* Install debugfs trigger files. */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(crashpoints); i++) {
 		struct crashpoint *cur = &crashpoints[i];
-		struct dentry *de;
 
-		de = debugfs_create_file(cur->name, 0644, lkdtm_debugfs_root,
-					 cur, &cur->fops);
-		if (de == NULL) {
-			pr_err("could not create crashpoint %s\n", cur->name);
-			goto out_err;
-		}
+		debugfs_create_file(cur->name, 0644, lkdtm_debugfs_root, cur,
+				    &cur->fops);
 	}
 
 	/* Install crashpoint if one was selected. */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
index 47cfd5005e1b..a26c716c61a1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
@@ -154,46 +154,21 @@ void mei_dbgfs_deregister(struct mei_device *dev)
  *
  * @dev: the mei device structure
  * @name: the mei device name
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failure.
  */
-int mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
+void mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
 {
-	struct dentry *dir, *f;
+	struct dentry *dir;
 
 	dir = debugfs_create_dir(name, NULL);
-	if (!dir)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	dev->dbgfs_dir = dir;
 
-	f = debugfs_create_file("meclients", S_IRUSR, dir,
-				dev, &mei_dbgfs_meclients_fops);
-	if (!f) {
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "meclients: registration failed\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	f = debugfs_create_file("active", S_IRUSR, dir,
-				dev, &mei_dbgfs_active_fops);
-	if (!f) {
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "active: registration failed\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	f = debugfs_create_file("devstate", S_IRUSR, dir,
-				dev, &mei_dbgfs_devstate_fops);
-	if (!f) {
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "devstate: registration failed\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	f = debugfs_create_file("allow_fixed_address", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dir,
-				&dev->allow_fixed_address,
-				&mei_dbgfs_allow_fa_fops);
-	if (!f) {
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "allow_fixed_address: registration failed\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	return 0;
-err:
-	mei_dbgfs_deregister(dev);
-	return -ENODEV;
+	debugfs_create_file("meclients", S_IRUSR, dir, dev,
+			    &mei_dbgfs_meclients_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("active", S_IRUSR, dir, dev,
+			    &mei_dbgfs_active_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("devstate", S_IRUSR, dir, dev,
+			    &mei_dbgfs_devstate_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("allow_fixed_address", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dir,
+			    &dev->allow_fixed_address,
+			    &mei_dbgfs_allow_fa_fops);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index ad02097d7fee..f894d1f8a53e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -984,16 +984,10 @@ int mei_register(struct mei_device *dev, struct device *parent)
 		goto err_dev_create;
 	}
 
-	ret = mei_dbgfs_register(dev, dev_name(clsdev));
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(clsdev, "cannot register debugfs ret = %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_dev_dbgfs;
-	}
+	mei_dbgfs_register(dev, dev_name(clsdev));
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_dev_dbgfs:
-	device_destroy(mei_class, devno);
 err_dev_create:
 	cdev_del(&dev->cdev);
 err_dev_add:
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
index fca832fcac57..f71a023aed3c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -718,13 +718,10 @@ bool mei_hbuf_acquire(struct mei_device *dev);
 bool mei_write_is_idle(struct mei_device *dev);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
-int mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name);
+void mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name);
 void mei_dbgfs_deregister(struct mei_device *dev);
 #else
-static inline int mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
+static inline void mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name) {}
 static inline void mei_dbgfs_deregister(struct mei_device *dev) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/card/mic_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mic/card/mic_debugfs.c
index bf7a60ccc66c..3ee3d2402634 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/card/mic_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/card/mic_debugfs.c
@@ -51,25 +51,13 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(mic_intr);
  */
 void __init mic_create_card_debug_dir(struct mic_driver *mdrv)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
 	if (!mic_dbg)
 		return;
 
 	mdrv->dbg_dir = debugfs_create_dir(mdrv->name, mic_dbg);
-	if (!mdrv->dbg_dir) {
-		dev_err(mdrv->dev, "Cant create dbg_dir %s\n", mdrv->name);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	d = debugfs_create_file("intr_test", 0444, mdrv->dbg_dir,
-		mdrv, &mic_intr_fops);
 
-	if (!d) {
-		dev_err(mdrv->dev,
-			"Cant create dbg intr_test %s\n", mdrv->name);
-		return;
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file("intr_test", 0444, mdrv->dbg_dir, mdrv,
+			    &mic_intr_fops);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -89,8 +77,6 @@ void mic_delete_card_debug_dir(struct mic_driver *mdrv)
 void __init mic_init_card_debugfs(void)
 {
 	mic_dbg = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME, NULL);
-	if (!mic_dbg)
-		pr_err("can't create debugfs dir\n");
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/cosm/cosm_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mic/cosm/cosm_debugfs.c
index 8e3f4589f16d..2fc9f4bf7001 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/cosm/cosm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/cosm/cosm_debugfs.c
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ void cosm_create_debug_dir(struct cosm_device *cdev)
 
 	scnprintf(name, sizeof(name), "mic%d", cdev->index);
 	cdev->dbg_dir = debugfs_create_dir(name, cosm_dbg);
-	if (!cdev->dbg_dir)
-		return;
 
 	debugfs_create_file("log_buf", 0444, cdev->dbg_dir, cdev,
 			    &log_buf_fops);
@@ -113,8 +111,6 @@ void cosm_delete_debug_dir(struct cosm_device *cdev)
 void cosm_init_debugfs(void)
 {
 	cosm_dbg = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME, NULL);
-	if (!cosm_dbg)
-		pr_err("can't create debugfs dir\n");
 }
 
 void cosm_exit_debugfs(void)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_debugfs.c
index 7ef8efe9552f..8a8e41677501 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/host/mic_debugfs.c
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ void mic_create_debug_dir(struct mic_device *mdev)
 
 	scnprintf(name, sizeof(name), "mic%d", mdev->id);
 	mdev->dbg_dir = debugfs_create_dir(name, mic_dbg);
-	if (!mdev->dbg_dir)
-		return;
 
 	debugfs_create_file("smpt", 0444, mdev->dbg_dir, mdev,
 			    &mic_smpt_fops);
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ void mic_delete_debug_dir(struct mic_device *mdev)
 void __init mic_init_debugfs(void)
 {
 	mic_dbg = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME, NULL);
-	if (!mic_dbg)
-		pr_err("can't create debugfs dir\n");
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/scif/scif_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mic/scif/scif_debugfs.c
index a6820480105a..8fe38e7ca6e6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/scif/scif_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/scif/scif_debugfs.c
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(scif_rma);
 void __init scif_init_debugfs(void)
 {
 	scif_dbg = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME, NULL);
-	if (!scif_dbg) {
-		dev_err(scif_info.mdev.this_device,
-			"can't create debugfs dir scif\n");
-		return;
-	}
 
 	debugfs_create_file("scif_dev", 0444, scif_dbg, NULL, &scif_dev_fops);
 	debugfs_create_file("scif_rma", 0444, scif_dbg, NULL, &scif_rma_fops);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c
index ed59cd75e182..9d4f175f4dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c
@@ -174,10 +174,6 @@ void vop_init_debugfs(struct vop_info *vi)
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%d", KBUILD_MODNAME, vi->vpdev->dnode);
 	vi->dbg = debugfs_create_dir(name, NULL);
-	if (!vi->dbg) {
-		pr_err("can't create debugfs dir vop\n");
-		return;
-	}
 	debugfs_create_file("dp", 0444, vi->dbg, vi, &vop_dp_fops);
 	debugfs_create_file("vdev_info", 0444, vi->dbg, vi, &vop_vdev_info_fops);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index 18ca938b86e6..a36ed1ff5967 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -748,10 +748,6 @@ static int kim_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pr_info("sysfs entries created\n");
 
 	kim_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("ti-st", NULL);
-	if (!kim_debugfs_dir) {
-		pr_err(" debugfs entries creation failed ");
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	debugfs_create_file("version", S_IRUGO, kim_debugfs_dir,
 				kim_gdata, &version_fops);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index 043eed845246..97b58e7ad901 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -1699,19 +1699,10 @@ static int vmballoon_debug_show(struct seq_file *f, void *offset)
 
 DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(vmballoon_debug);
 
-static int __init vmballoon_debugfs_init(struct vmballoon *b)
+static void __init vmballoon_debugfs_init(struct vmballoon *b)
 {
-	int error;
-
 	b->dbg_entry = debugfs_create_file("vmmemctl", S_IRUGO, NULL, b,
 					   &vmballoon_debug_fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(b->dbg_entry)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(b->dbg_entry);
-		pr_err("failed to create debugfs entry, error: %d\n", error);
-		return error;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit vmballoon_debugfs_exit(struct vmballoon *b)
@@ -1724,9 +1715,8 @@ static void __exit vmballoon_debugfs_exit(struct vmballoon *b)
 
 #else
 
-static inline int vmballoon_debugfs_init(struct vmballoon *b)
+static inline void vmballoon_debugfs_init(struct vmballoon *b)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void vmballoon_debugfs_exit(struct vmballoon *b)
@@ -1948,10 +1938,6 @@ static int __init vmballoon_init(void)
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;
 
-	error = vmballoon_debugfs_init(&balloon);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail;
-
 	/*
 	 * Initialization of compaction must be done after the call to
 	 * balloon_devinfo_init() .
@@ -1971,6 +1957,8 @@ static int __init vmballoon_init(void)
 
 	queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq, &balloon.dwork, 0);
 
+	vmballoon_debugfs_init(&balloon);
+
 	return 0;
 fail:
 	vmballoon_unregister_shrinker(&balloon);