1 files changed, 16 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/fs/coda/cnode.c b/fs/coda/cnode.c
index 6475877b076..911cf30d057 100644
--- a/fs/coda/cnode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/cnode.c
@@ -88,24 +88,21 @@ struct inode * coda_iget(struct super_block * sb, struct CodaFid * fid,
    - link the two up if this is needed
    - fill in the attributes
 */
-int coda_cnode_make(struct inode **inode, struct CodaFid *fid, struct super_block *sb)
+struct inode *coda_cnode_make(struct CodaFid *fid, struct super_block *sb)
 {
         struct coda_vattr attr;
+	struct inode *inode;
         int error;
         
 	/* We get inode numbers from Venus -- see venus source */
 	error = venus_getattr(sb, fid, &attr);
-	if ( error ) {
-	    *inode = NULL;
-	    return error;
-	} 
+	if (error)
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
-	*inode = coda_iget(sb, fid, &attr);
-	if ( IS_ERR(*inode) ) {
+	inode = coda_iget(sb, fid, &attr);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		printk("coda_cnode_make: coda_iget failed\n");
-                return PTR_ERR(*inode);
-        }
-	return 0;
+	return inode;
 }
 
 
@@ -156,19 +153,16 @@ struct inode *coda_fid_to_inode(struct CodaFid *fid, struct super_block *sb)
 }
 
 /* the CONTROL inode is made without asking attributes from Venus */
-int coda_cnode_makectl(struct inode **inode, struct super_block *sb)
+struct inode *coda_cnode_makectl(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	int error = -ENOMEM;
-
-	*inode = new_inode(sb);
-	if (*inode) {
-		(*inode)->i_ino = CTL_INO;
-		(*inode)->i_op = &coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
-		(*inode)->i_fop = &coda_ioctl_operations;
-		(*inode)->i_mode = 0444;
-		error = 0;
+	struct inode *inode = new_inode(sb);
+	if (inode) {
+		inode->i_ino = CTL_INO;
+		inode->i_op = &coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &coda_ioctl_operations;
+		inode->i_mode = 0444;
+		return inode;
 	}
-
-	return error;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }