diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 7c4a50b0b963d02972bccb4f5efb2928a12a8a1c..023a7e4e616820f517c18de35cc7d98860b1b8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -174,12 +174,11 @@ static bool has_get_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return fe->ops.get_frontend != NULL;
 }
 
-int
+void
 dvb_tuner_simple_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_tuner_simple_release);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index 6b675a83352092404eb2f139c0befb8c1a941b12..5bfb16bf188f4aa987135319be8f5623e4dfce70 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ struct dvb_tuner_ops {
 
 	struct dvb_tuner_info info;
 
-	int (*release)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
+	void (*release)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 	int (*init)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 	int (*sleep)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 	int (*suspend)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ struct dvb_tuner_ops {
  * A common default implementation for dvb_tuner_ops.release.  All it
  * does is kfree() the tuner_priv and assign NULL to it.
  */
-int
+void
 dvb_tuner_simple_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ascot2e.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ascot2e.c
index ad304eed656d7e16f14261281145706fe2e73330..0ee0df53b91bbb7cd4afed638ece4c783e352451 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ascot2e.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ascot2e.c
@@ -254,14 +254,13 @@ static int ascot2e_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return ascot2e_leave_power_save(priv);
 }
 
-static int ascot2e_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void ascot2e_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct ascot2e_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
 	dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ascot2e_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24113.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24113.c
index 3812ef8cac082265d7fb17104c674e569c8a3f02..db44ebb7c56123e3e6486f89be229d4d466007a9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24113.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24113.c
@@ -527,13 +527,12 @@ static int cx24113_get_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cx24113_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void cx24113_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct cx24113_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
 	dprintk("\n");
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
 	kfree(state);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops cx24113_tuner_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
index dc43c5f6d0ea450c96b8e8c27d4533b0ed59c1a6..ef35c2b30ea3b5f9ebf7a92fd1424f5367634f0a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
@@ -434,14 +434,13 @@ static int helene_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return helene_leave_power_save(priv);
 }
 
-static int helene_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void helene_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct helene_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
 	dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int helene_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/horus3a.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/horus3a.c
index 0c089b5986a1928faceabdedf65034396f549fcd..94bb4f7a2298cc334ef85a355608bd2b4371ec79 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/horus3a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/horus3a.c
@@ -151,14 +151,13 @@ static int horus3a_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int horus3a_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void horus3a_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct horus3a_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
 	dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int horus3a_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c
index a9f6bbea6df368fbea92a47457dec33730bf90c3..931e5c98da8af911eecfa2e7e7daa1d0cd2e4b73 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct ts2020_reg_val {
 
 static void ts2020_stat_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
-static int ts2020_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void ts2020_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct ts2020_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 	struct i2c_client *client = priv->client;
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ static int ts2020_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "\n");
 
 	i2c_unregister_device(client);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ts2020_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zl10039.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zl10039.c
index d6ded11fee493587aeaf56a1b870b6592fed01fd..60a2954f8ff80cef04ed0fe78edec1eae67169a0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zl10039.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zl10039.c
@@ -244,14 +244,13 @@ static int zl10039_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int zl10039_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void zl10039_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct zl10039_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
 
 	dprintk("%s\n", __func__);
 	kfree(state);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops zl10039_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/max2165.c b/drivers/media/tuners/max2165.c
index 353b178becf66c92532a81e6c09ad8f8d70759a4..c3f10925b0d4f99620c0b4fc09604ff0b74cd101 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/max2165.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/max2165.c
@@ -370,15 +370,13 @@ static int max2165_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int max2165_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void max2165_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct max2165_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 	dprintk("%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	kfree(priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops max2165_tuner_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/mt2063.c b/drivers/media/tuners/mt2063.c
index dfec23743afe82c24950e7db9aaa6e35a266b7ae..8b39d8dc97a075972c5f1824e2a286a6c675f4fd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/mt2063.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/mt2063.c
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ static int mt2063_get_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *tuner_status)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mt2063_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void mt2063_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct mt2063_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -2027,8 +2027,6 @@ static int mt2063_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
 	kfree(state);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mt2063_set_analog_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/mt2131.c b/drivers/media/tuners/mt2131.c
index 6e2cdd2b6175fe32a048d0148bfa0c42e4fb3229..e7790e4afcfec35ec866249b90654d912aa36d21 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/mt2131.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/mt2131.c
@@ -230,12 +230,11 @@ static int mt2131_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int mt2131_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void mt2131_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	dprintk(1, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops mt2131_tuner_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5005s.c b/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5005s.c
index 92a3be4fde870be4707ab5b8b3cecb8c734d635a..353744fee053651bfb3b60c610dd89565cf0cbcf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5005s.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5005s.c
@@ -4063,12 +4063,11 @@ static int mxl5005s_get_if_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mxl5005s_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void mxl5005s_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	dprintk(1, "%s()\n", __func__);
 	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops mxl5005s_tuner_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5007t.c b/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5007t.c
index 42569c6811e6d0a95d554afa2ba0144a6cbd2415..b16dfa5e85fb0c78a7316a558d742ac9cd10ae2c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5007t.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/mxl5007t.c
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static int mxl5007t_get_if_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mxl5007t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void mxl5007t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct mxl5007t_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -788,8 +788,6 @@ static int mxl5007t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&mxl5007t_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c b/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
index 08dca40356d20e14bd8fab4034adacb41fac5496..ba80376a3b86465807e284caf3928e71ec206fb8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/r820t.c
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ static int r820t_get_if_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int r820t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void r820t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct r820t_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -2300,8 +2300,6 @@ static int r820t_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&r820t_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops r820t_tuner_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/tda18271-fe.c b/drivers/media/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
index a4730610c0c606c0eebf8d2660f3b668e8b6ff94..b4e5fa2ff5e57f3bc727057d994d55d1656bdbac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/tda18271-fe.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static int tda18271_set_analog_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int tda18271_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void tda18271_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct tda18271_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -1060,8 +1060,6 @@ static int tda18271_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&tda18271_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int tda18271_get_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-simple.c b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-simple.c
index 315f45cd077892c6cc349229253449ab54e17c0d..3339b13dd3f504135c3b1341cb96c91bf58834b0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-simple.c
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ static int simple_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int simple_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void simple_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct tuner_simple_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -1013,8 +1013,6 @@ static int simple_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&tuner_simple_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int simple_get_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
index e07c5fb59cc6e4c29409b8897ed42bf925d9cd8e..1a9665404adae2b53cb254ebe3ffe3f7cd0abca3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ static int xc2028_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int xc2028_dvb_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void xc2028_dvb_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct xc2028_data *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -1342,8 +1342,6 @@ static int xc2028_dvb_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int xc2028_get_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *frequency)
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c b/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c
index ac98dea985c83d543ba065cbe81841f603a90b7c..03eef9b87a24e11c2e5a015b3d1037a03fb15b8b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/xc4000.c
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static int xc4000_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xc4000_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void xc4000_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct xc4000_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -1632,8 +1632,6 @@ static int xc4000_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&xc4000_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct dvb_tuner_ops xc4000_tuner_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c b/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c
index e6e5e90d8d959cb7817a8ca65e63e80fb8031e93..796e7638b3b257a03c14d2f4b761631d43efe42a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static int xc5000_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xc5000_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void xc5000_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct xc5000_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
 
@@ -1346,8 +1346,6 @@ static int xc5000_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	mutex_unlock(&xc5000_list_mutex);
 
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int xc5000_set_config(struct dvb_frontend *fe, void *priv_cfg)
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-tuner.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-tuner.c
index f141dcc55cc94a0431ccdcf0de28a8496c8c1ce7..f84bef6034dcb73eee483172ba5b0d4f2da010b8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-tuner.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-tuner.c
@@ -455,13 +455,12 @@ static int mxl111sf_tuner_get_if_frequency(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mxl111sf_tuner_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+static void mxl111sf_tuner_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct mxl111sf_tuner_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
 	mxl_dbg("()");
 	kfree(state);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */