diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/i2c.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/i2c.c
index d940e53dd9f2afd405f20ae838bf5667028a5a9b..b456b4471f3559238137155c41afe7a36fab136f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/i2c.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int __init omap_i2c_add_bus(struct omap_i2c_bus_platform_data *i2c_pdata,
 				 sizeof(struct omap_i2c_bus_platform_data));
 	WARN(IS_ERR(pdev), "Could not build omap_device for %s\n", name);
 
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
 
 static  int __init omap_i2c_cmdline(void)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/amiga/platform.c b/arch/m68k/amiga/platform.c
index 6083088c0cca8287f50888143fb18a95d71c0b5d..dacd9f911f7171f847fc0087faf20a34092f0e1c 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/amiga/platform.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/amiga/platform.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int __init amiga_init_bus(void)
 	n = AMIGAHW_PRESENT(ZORRO3) ? 4 : 2;
 	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("amiga-zorro", -1,
 					       zorro_resources, n);
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
 
 subsys_initcall(amiga_init_bus);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/time.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/time.c
index bea6bcf8f9b8ec53958a34dd5f224e2057f6b723..7eb9792009f8994d4bddd0566b6da18649318cb1 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/time.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int __init rtc_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("rtc-generic", -1, NULL, 0);
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
 
 module_init(rtc_init);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/q40/config.c b/arch/m68k/q40/config.c
index 658542b914fc0fb37476ca3df10461e1438e3049..078bb744b5fe1193232a96999eb85c92b798c04a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/q40/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/q40/config.c
@@ -338,6 +338,6 @@ static __init int q40_add_kbd_device(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("q40kbd", -1, NULL, 0);
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
 arch_initcall(q40_add_kbd_device);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c
index b20ff173a6712e88dfa1608de581fbf1d04072e0..0adab06ce5c0aaa3e73818951bb4764b047b9a61 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int __init fail_iommu_debugfs(void)
 	struct dentry *dir = fault_create_debugfs_attr("fail_iommu",
 						       NULL, &fail_iommu);
 
-	return PTR_RET(dir);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dir);
 }
 late_initcall(fail_iommu_debugfs);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 65ab9e9093772e63d74e8c9b22ef00089718d6e8..cdcc156865ef24ddfa78a696db3ed1ff566cff87 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static int __init rtc_init(void)
 
 	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("rtc-generic", -1, NULL, 0);
 
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
 
 module_init(rtc_init);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/time.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/time.c
index cba1e6be68e505b8482dbd41afc70039c7949b96..ce73ce865613b0521330f8e896f471daf6da9a15 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/time.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int __init ps3_rtc_init(void)
 
 	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("rtc-ps3", -1, NULL, 0);
 
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
 
 module_init(ps3_rtc_init);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/rtc_cmos_setup.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/rtc_cmos_setup.c
index af79e1ea74b6dcb061b89d2032770914332ff1da..af0f9beddca9be85b3720bf84109033a1ee13aa3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/rtc_cmos_setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/rtc_cmos_setup.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int  __init add_rtc(void)
 	pd = platform_device_register_simple("rtc_cmos", -1,
 					     &res[0], num_res);
 
-	return PTR_RET(pd);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pd);
 }
 fs_initcall(add_rtc);
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c b/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c
index bb5dd496614f1871a72e1f9737c7a30b66982ae8..17ab8b7b53cc58074fce7c214caa1e543164d991 100644
--- a/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c
+++ b/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void hypfs_dbfs_remove_file(struct hypfs_dbfs_file *df)
 int hypfs_dbfs_init(void)
 {
 	dbfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("s390_hypfs", NULL);
-	return PTR_RET(dbfs_dir);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dbfs_dir);
 }
 
 void hypfs_dbfs_exit(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.h b/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.h
index 302e0e52b0097e7f21a30bfb3fd9a1866e8c4274..99d789e8a0189c0ab319d775b1c54beba0dac05b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.h
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ static inline void __user *__gptr_to_uptr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 ({								\
 	__typeof__(gptr) __uptr = __gptr_to_uptr(vcpu, gptr, 1);\
 	int __mask = sizeof(__typeof__(*(gptr))) - 1;		\
-	int __ret = PTR_RET((void __force *)__uptr);		\
+	int __ret;						\
 								\
-	if (!__ret) {						\
+	if (IS_ERR((void __force *)__uptr)) {			\
+		__ret = PTR_ERR((void __force *)__uptr);	\
+	} else {						\
 		BUG_ON((unsigned long)__uptr & __mask);		\
 		__ret = get_user(x, __uptr);			\
 	}							\
@@ -55,9 +57,11 @@ static inline void __user *__gptr_to_uptr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 ({								\
 	__typeof__(gptr) __uptr = __gptr_to_uptr(vcpu, gptr, 1);\
 	int __mask = sizeof(__typeof__(*(gptr))) - 1;		\
-	int __ret = PTR_RET((void __force *)__uptr);		\
+	int __ret;						\
 								\
-	if (!__ret) {						\
+	if (IS_ERR((void __force *)__uptr)) {			\
+		__ret = PTR_ERR((void __force *)__uptr);	\
+	} else {						\
 		BUG_ON((unsigned long)__uptr & __mask);		\
 		__ret = put_user(x, __uptr);			\
 	}							\
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
index 6230637054c6ccd10c7fd95b999684c6b9752616..fc6008fbce35bd99f390d15af6e7471b1ca0438a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
@@ -231,16 +231,19 @@ static struct task_struct *ps_tsks[NR_CPUS];
 static unsigned int ps_tsk_num;
 static int create_power_saving_task(void)
 {
-	int rc = -ENOMEM;
+	int rc;
 
 	ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = kthread_run(power_saving_thread,
 		(void *)(unsigned long)ps_tsk_num,
 		"acpi_pad/%d", ps_tsk_num);
-	rc = PTR_RET(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]);
-	if (!rc)
-		ps_tsk_num++;
-	else
+
+	if (IS_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num])) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]);
 		ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = NULL;
+	} else {
+		rc = 0;
+		ps_tsk_num++;
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/dma-buf.c b/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
index 6687ba7418796429c95077de55c0664035b4d7ea..1219ab7c310757cdd493baf9101000b0c5d286b0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ int dma_buf_debugfs_create_file(const char *name,
 	d = debugfs_create_file(name, S_IRUGO, dma_buf_debugfs_dir,
 			write, &dma_buf_debug_fops);
 
-	return PTR_RET(d);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(d);
 }
 #else
 static inline int dma_buf_init_debugfs(void)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tile-srom.c b/drivers/char/tile-srom.c
index ae82933883bde38ae4b30b496a151f51e23d6b7a..0e506bad19866d78f1952bc26666eabc7725a046 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tile-srom.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tile-srom.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int srom_setup_minor(struct srom_dev *srom, int index)
 
 	dev = device_create(srom_class, &platform_bus,
 			    MKDEV(srom_major, index), srom, "%d", index);
-	return PTR_RET(dev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dev);
 }
 
 /** srom_init() - Initialize the driver's module. */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
index ece72a8ac245ed6f3bc8587813f0e51cb1653821..61c1d17f870cccb4756cff905139aee3721d31b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ int drm_gem_cma_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 
 	cma_obj = drm_gem_cma_create_with_handle(file_priv, dev,
 			args->size, &args->handle);
-	return PTR_RET(cma_obj);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(cma_obj);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_gem_cma_dumb_create);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 7c0f9535fb7d443bf2c4b1647b3494816292020a..6bd197f34b590a30febbd4f82545e8a0b6cb7c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ static int cma_join_ib_multicast(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
 						id_priv->id.port_num, &rec,
 						comp_mask, GFP_KERNEL,
 						cma_ib_mc_handler, mc);
-	return PTR_RET(mc->multicast.ib);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mc->multicast.ib);
 }
 
 static void iboe_mcast_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sh_veu.c b/drivers/media/platform/sh_veu.c
index aa4cca371cbffbd0b98613e9ac6d8661737b9f27..744e43b480bcc217f3da9522cc992061fa7f691a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sh_veu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sh_veu.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int sh_veu_context_init(struct sh_veu_dev *veu)
 	veu->m2m_ctx = v4l2_m2m_ctx_init(veu->m2m_dev, veu,
 					 sh_veu_queue_init);
 
-	return PTR_RET(veu->m2m_ctx);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(veu->m2m_ctx);
 }
 
 static int sh_veu_querycap(struct file *file, void *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
index cff6f023c03a2c78e9869375f93b00c3201af802..7f2a032c354c2c210af55c23c72f6ec1fcd9b4ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static int __init cops_module_init(void)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: You shouldn't autoprobe with insmod\n",
 			cardname);
 	cops_dev = cops_probe(-1);
-	return PTR_RET(cops_dev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(cops_dev);
 }
 
 static void __exit cops_module_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
index b5782cdf0bcae1b5500b31477c26a54194f67f41..01e2ac55c137ee10f69641fcea8168aaee9696cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static int __init ltpc_module_init(void)
 		       "ltpc: Autoprobing is not recommended for modules\n");
 
 	dev_ltpc = ltpc_probe();
-	return PTR_RET(dev_ltpc);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dev_ltpc);
 }
 module_init(ltpc_module_init);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c
index e8d0ef508f48f79baa7024219248c22b09cf95a9..10ceca523fc0dc9556733d3c1eeded045ab70303 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static struct net_device *atarilance_dev;
 static int __init atarilance_module_init(void)
 {
 	atarilance_dev = atarilance_probe(-1);
-	return PTR_RET(atarilance_dev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(atarilance_dev);
 }
 
 static void __exit atarilance_module_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/mvme147.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/mvme147.c
index a51497c9d2afb2fceda2f61d96d27c914eaa4700..e108e911da05c8a32891a60b46489630823145be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/mvme147.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/mvme147.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static struct net_device *dev_mvme147_lance;
 int __init init_module(void)
 {
 	dev_mvme147_lance = mvme147lance_probe(-1);
-	return PTR_RET(dev_mvme147_lance);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dev_mvme147_lance);
 }
 
 void __exit cleanup_module(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ni65.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ni65.c
index 26fc0ce0faa3299929895e47b5a4fe5288687630..1cf33addd15e23ee7cbe987c9a82f19588ffa178 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ni65.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/ni65.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(dma, "ni6510 ISA DMA channel (ignored for some cards)");
 int __init init_module(void)
 {
  	dev_ni65 = ni65_probe(-1);
-	return PTR_RET(dev_ni65);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dev_ni65);
 }
 
 void __exit cleanup_module(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c
index 4375abe61da1b4233678dd999784056a3237f3b4..d6b20296b8e46a7273f0f15296129fbe75d0e02a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static struct net_device *sun3lance_dev;
 int __init init_module(void)
 {
 	sun3lance_dev = sun3lance_probe(-1);
-	return PTR_RET(sun3lance_dev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(sun3lance_dev);
 }
 
 void __exit cleanup_module(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_dbg.c
index c37b9d68e458880c36019851a704ee3cbef5d337..0f9e9057e7dd2dea3868383990bf67b16cc23a65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_dbg.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int brcmf_debugfs_attach(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	drvr->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(dev), root_folder);
-	return PTR_RET(drvr->dbgfs_dir);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(drvr->dbgfs_dir);
 }
 
 void brcmf_debugfs_detach(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/debug.c
index 9761deb4620497a79f0c99bba8e529883d92a2f0..a5d4add26f416f31a7413c7a4a41158646232e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/debug.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int brcms_debugfs_attach(struct brcms_pub *drvr)
 
 	drvr->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(
 		 dev_name(&drvr->wlc->hw->d11core->dev), root_folder);
-	return PTR_RET(drvr->dbgfs_dir);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(drvr->dbgfs_dir);
 }
 
 void brcms_debugfs_detach(struct brcms_pub *drvr)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c
index 048ae80adabde3ef2f01dfd3f2cf7cf83f3235d5..29f7e4fc7ca5a8e8e34281484f2caafbe476b74f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static int dove_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to get pdma clock");
-		return PTR_RET(clk);
+		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	}
 	clk_prepare_enable(clk);
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c b/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c
index 1a90b62a71c66400268cad23c7d6690b1eec30d0..4430b8c1369d9cd95a5951fe10b0d173e9121b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int __init samsungq10_init(void)
 						   samsungq10_probe,
 						   NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
 
-	return PTR_RET(samsungq10_device);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(samsungq10_device);
 }
 
 static void __exit samsungq10_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fan53555.c b/drivers/regulator/fan53555.c
index a32b44272a05dcc114ca8b160f1bf95a42589881..70b7220c587faccd1e41548f6d5e9343b0233838 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fan53555.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fan53555.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int fan53555_regulator_register(struct fan53555_device_info *di,
 	rdesc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	di->rdev = regulator_register(&di->desc, config);
-	return PTR_RET(di->rdev);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(di->rdev);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/da8xx_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/da8xx_remoteproc.c
index 9b2e60afa1a6d2a87a4af04bd8c55fc41398ce52..129f7b9978663b159e16c30e30e3ec590656a3f0 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/da8xx_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/da8xx_remoteproc.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int reset_assert(struct device *dev)
 	dsp_clk = clk_get(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dsp_clk)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "clk_get error: %ld\n", PTR_ERR(dsp_clk));
-		return PTR_RET(dsp_clk);
+		return PTR_ERR(dsp_clk);
 	}
 
 	davinci_clk_reset_assert(dsp_clk);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c
index 9c8c19441cc65211a0c3dbd63a5147ea6e7ff8b0..4385ca4503da09b4aad0ff8d61bbb1c5c5580b19 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int da9052_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
 				       &da9052_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	return PTR_RET(rtc->rtc);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(rtc->rtc);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver da9052_rtc_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl12022.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl12022.c
index 5dbdc4405718f55705151b7f62ad8d76db154341..03b8911294288afb2ba29bd86811fd8723da0658 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl12022.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl12022.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int isl12022_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	isl12022->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&client->dev,
 					isl12022_driver.driver.name,
 					&isl12022_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	return PTR_RET(isl12022->rtc);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(isl12022->rtc);
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id isl12022_id[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c
index 23c3779a5f2b4b7b26bba02b222cc724fe9670c3..411adb3f86a1d89e2f9ad39683315a5b8440ce2e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int m48t35_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, "m48t35",
 				  &m48t35_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	return PTR_RET(priv->rtc);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(priv->rtc);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver m48t35_platform_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
index 710c3a5aa6fff215ed960a9680d14b1ec32120a2..63b558c48196b4ab4bea5f9e3413072647e9420b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int pcf8563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 				pcf8563_driver.driver.name,
 				&pcf8563_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 
-	return PTR_RET(pcf8563->rtc);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pcf8563->rtc);
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id pcf8563_id[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8583.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8583.c
index 843a745c42f34adeef54b1c79ffa7146e5943f4a..c2639845186b3f8433551116074ae19197ee1866 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8583.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8583.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int pcf8583_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 				pcf8583_driver.driver.name,
 				&pcf8583_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 
-	return PTR_RET(pcf8583->rtc);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pcf8583->rtc);
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id pcf8583_id[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
index bbc94294891cb054b0e35dfe21eb47b38a3d5cb2..2129fcd1c31b6513319debe93978efd1b1c197ea 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static int plat_mpc8xxx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	master = fsl_spi_probe(&pdev->dev, mem, irq);
-	return PTR_RET(master);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(master);
 }
 
 static int plat_mpc8xxx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 911e9e0711d2a040116e7e1f1bd6514a6fe4ad53..ca5bcfe874d0afa3d01849c23b72a1c5d08846a2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		dev = device_create(spidev_class, &spi->dev, spidev->devt,
 				    spidev, "spidev%d.%d",
 				    spi->master->bus_num, spi->chip_select);
-		status = PTR_RET(dev);
+		status = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dev);
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "no minor number available!\n");
 		status = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
index 1aeb274e30fc2728e611a8ee4033e88f23d77972..a7ce26c090ddbe9150261cecb3ffbdcc2e1c655f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int dss_debugfs_create_file(const char *name, void (*write)(struct seq_file *))
 	d = debugfs_create_file(name, S_IRUGO, dss_debugfs_dir,
 			write, &dss_debug_fops);
 
-	return PTR_RET(d);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(d);
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS_DEBUGFS */
 static inline int dss_initialize_debugfs(void)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 4253ad580e391489c71c671df92450f048d29aae..5f8f3341c099ecd088226726ac8981908868ac00 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int btrfs_resume_dev_replace_async(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	WARN_ON(atomic_xchg(
 		&fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running, 1));
 	task = kthread_run(btrfs_dev_replace_kthread, fs_info, "btrfs-devrepl");
-	return PTR_RET(task);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(task);
 }
 
 static int btrfs_dev_replace_kthread(void *data)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 021694c081814828272ff03a8b9e1f64732a46cc..7bdc83d04d54ca36006ae54e221092f2d789ef0c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ int btrfs_orphan_cleanup(struct btrfs_root *root)
 		found_key.type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
 		found_key.offset = 0;
 		inode = btrfs_iget(root->fs_info->sb, &found_key, root, NULL);
-		ret = PTR_RET(inode);
+		ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode);
 		if (ret && ret != -ESTALE)
 			goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 78b871753cb61e099abdfca27a0e316c37c329ee..67a08538184557486ec802840d610828696edf46 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -3302,7 +3302,7 @@ int btrfs_resume_balance_async(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	}
 
 	tsk = kthread_run(balance_kthread, fs_info, "btrfs-balance");
-	return PTR_RET(tsk);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(tsk);
 }
 
 int btrfs_recover_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index 221fcfb676c47ba79d6310a0c11017f85fc62fb1..15f92e0724502b044cb1dfbd02601750b1d54a79 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(__force const void *ptr)
 	return (void *) ptr;
 }
 
-static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(__force const void *ptr)
+static inline int __must_check PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force const void *ptr)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR(ptr))
 		return PTR_ERR(ptr);
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(__force const void *ptr)
 		return 0;
 }
 
+/* Deprecated */
+#define PTR_RET(p) PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(p)
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 79e451a78c9ee342fea259d58c5ca1c0034ada2a..98e75f2ac7bc3ad01f1287e9697948e6212610d4 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ enum oom_scan_t oom_scan_process_thread(struct task_struct *task,
 
 /*
  * Simple selection loop. We chose the process with the highest
- * number of 'points'.
+ * number of 'points'.  Returns -1 on scan abort.
  *
  * (not docbooked, we don't want this one cluttering up the manual)
  */
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned int *ppoints,
 			continue;
 		case OOM_SCAN_ABORT:
 			rcu_read_unlock();
-			return ERR_PTR(-1UL);
+			return (struct task_struct *)(-1UL);
 		case OOM_SCAN_OK:
 			break;
 		};
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void out_of_memory(struct zonelist *zonelist, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 		dump_header(NULL, gfp_mask, order, NULL, mpol_mask);
 		panic("Out of memory and no killable processes...\n");
 	}
-	if (PTR_ERR(p) != -1UL) {
+	if (p != (void *)-1UL) {
 		oom_kill_process(p, gfp_mask, order, points, totalpages, NULL,
 				 nodemask, "Out of memory");
 		killed = 1;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index 7ad6ecf36f20a9753eadc47d9d718102af6dd118..edf623a29043117c4be9cf255b37af3ddf22d988 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ int __init bt_sysfs_init(void)
 
 	bt_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "bluetooth");
 
-	return PTR_RET(bt_class);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(bt_class);
 }
 
 void bt_sysfs_cleanup(void)
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
index 70f656ce0f4ac30c45f66753d78d3b060082ad9b..dbd1c783431b93f2ea0988319774bd8bc35b732e 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int ebt_broute(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int __net_init broute_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	net->xt.broute_table = ebt_register_table(net, &broute_table);
-	return PTR_RET(net->xt.broute_table);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->xt.broute_table);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit broute_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
index 3c2e9dced9e0afd8a5ed3522357eb0faf63e8289..94b2b700cff8d0de28058497f7b863ce685633a2 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_filter[] __read_mostly = {
 static int __net_init frame_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	net->xt.frame_filter = ebt_register_table(net, &frame_filter);
-	return PTR_RET(net->xt.frame_filter);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->xt.frame_filter);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit frame_filter_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c
index 10871bc77908ec8799a482636995771fd47a6b03..322555acdd4009aaa677147f7a33e558d82a67cc 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_nat.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static struct nf_hook_ops ebt_ops_nat[] __read_mostly = {
 static int __net_init frame_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	net->xt.frame_nat = ebt_register_table(net, &frame_nat);
-	return PTR_RET(net->xt.frame_nat);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->xt.frame_nat);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit frame_nat_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
index eadab1ed6500b955b97640dfef6a9dc43ad74608..a865f6f9401318663a2e973ac34cf707be4e1452 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int __net_init arptable_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.arptable_filter =
 		arpt_register_table(net, &packet_filter, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.arptable_filter);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv4.arptable_filter);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit arptable_filter_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
index 6b3da5cf54e96d99054170c77a911e3af9e9d139..50af5b45c050c22773db181353e2aee9e02137e3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.iptable_filter =
 		ipt_register_table(net, &packet_filter, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.iptable_filter);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv4.iptable_filter);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit iptable_filter_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
index cba5658ec82c671b92e086ba18c4871dda5d385b..0d8cd82e0fadf676bebd1a3cb3b5b559159b3491 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_mangle_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.iptable_mangle =
 		ipt_register_table(net, &packet_mangler, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.iptable_mangle);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv4.iptable_mangle);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit iptable_mangle_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
index 6383273d54e17da9080dc5b5c12380058a18a3ee..683bfaffed65da561cb3a1c2eed598fb8cbe32a1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->ipv4.nat_table = ipt_register_table(net, &nf_nat_ipv4_table, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.nat_table);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv4.nat_table);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit iptable_nat_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
index 03d9696d3c6eb27b24eed32ad3fb0c4e069d9bf3..1f82aea11df63e0683ba6e2c0e85d270534a6d74 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_raw_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.iptable_raw =
 		ipt_register_table(net, &packet_raw, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.iptable_raw);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv4.iptable_raw);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit iptable_raw_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
index b283d8e2601abfadb80c1024fc7558862784f7b2..f867a8d38bf7513d38d3da645fb21c2096f5e2a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int __net_init iptable_security_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.iptable_security =
 		ipt_register_table(net, &security_table, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv4.iptable_security);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv4.iptable_security);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit iptable_security_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
index beb5777d20437321cf19d37ad3e7c630d8f0663c..29b44b14c5ea84bfa50f96d9e6f4f9914dc1e828 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_filter_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv6.ip6table_filter =
 		ip6t_register_table(net, &packet_filter, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv6.ip6table_filter);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv6.ip6table_filter);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ip6table_filter_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
index e075399d8b72490e74e9a8f2a70da6409dd858ee..c705907ae6ab4178f683c0432b45aff0630ad2f5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_mangle_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv6.ip6table_mangle =
 		ip6t_register_table(net, &packet_mangler, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv6.ip6table_mangle);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv6.ip6table_mangle);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ip6table_mangle_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
index 6383f90efda82c23ad04ef05be9deec70bd8c08f..9b076d2d3a7b6ec6a495302efd97324e9bc95b14 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->ipv6.ip6table_nat = ip6t_register_table(net, &nf_nat_ipv6_table, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv6.ip6table_nat);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv6.ip6table_nat);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ip6table_nat_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
index 60d1bddff7a038c54c518e850c64f08745accccb..9a626d86720fc6a0d1b4eeffa79a85b47a0dec2f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_raw_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv6.ip6table_raw =
 		ip6t_register_table(net, &packet_raw, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv6.ip6table_raw);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv6.ip6table_raw);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ip6table_raw_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
index db155351339c7c63ed48d23233ef47919192a05c..ce88d1d7e5255d69ee102229e463f12701bdac99 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6table_security_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv6.ip6table_security =
 		ip6t_register_table(net, &security_table, repl);
 	kfree(repl);
-	return PTR_RET(net->ipv6.ip6table_security);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(net->ipv6.ip6table_security);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit ip6table_security_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci
index 2274638d005b3f5e9dfb4e5636b9c7f0bdf7c4dc..e18f8402e37c6df791f208d1f7f5ba244e432b8e 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ///
-/// Use PTR_RET rather than if(IS_ERR(...)) + PTR_ERR
+/// Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO rather than if(IS_ERR(...)) + PTR_ERR
 ///
 // Confidence: High
 // Copyright: (C) 2012 Julia Lawall, INRIA/LIP6.  GPLv2.
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // URL: http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/
 // Options: --no-includes --include-headers
 //
-// Keywords: ERR_PTR, PTR_ERR, PTR_RET
+// Keywords: ERR_PTR, PTR_ERR, PTR_RET, PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO
 // Version min: 2.6.39
 //
 
@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@ expression ptr;
 @@
 
 - if (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); else return 0;
-+ return PTR_RET(ptr);
++ return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr);
 
 @depends on patch@
 expression ptr;
 @@
 
 - if (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); return 0;
-+ return PTR_RET(ptr);
++ return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr);
 
 @depends on patch@
 expression ptr;
 @@
 
 - (IS_ERR(ptr) ? PTR_ERR(ptr) : 0)
-+ PTR_RET(ptr)
++ PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr)
 
 @r1 depends on !patch@
 expression ptr;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-io.c b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
index 8ca9ecc5ac575db17e8881c57abda2b531531f17..122c0c18b9dd286ce6322f3ce67bcd070387c913 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-io.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return PTR_RET(codec->control_data);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(codec->control_data);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io);
 #else