diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
index 858fd9ba01430441ae82749184ea8d2e793255cd..94a3b6db589ca5ceb585b9c4169ab87176c1f304 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static int state_opened(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 
 	req->req.length = 0;
 	queue_complete_req(req);
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int state_initialized(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static int state_initialized(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		req->req.generation = atomic_read(&internal_generation);
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	switch (req->req.type) {
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int state_initialized(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 	}
 
 	queue_complete_req(req);
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void handle_iso_listen(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int handle_async_request(struct file_info *fi,
 	if (req->req.error) {
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	hpsb_set_packet_complete_task(packet,
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static int handle_async_request(struct file_info *fi,
 		hpsb_free_tlabel(packet);
 		queue_complete_req(req);
 	}
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int handle_iso_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req,
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ static int handle_iso_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req,
 		req->req.error = RAW1394_ERROR_MEMFAULT;
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	req->req.length = 0;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static int handle_iso_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req,
 		queue_complete_req(req);
 	}
 
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int handle_async_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ static int handle_async_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		req->req.error = RAW1394_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	data_size = req->req.length - header_length;
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static int handle_async_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		req->req.error = RAW1394_ERROR_MEMFAULT;
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (copy_from_user
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static int handle_async_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		req->req.error = RAW1394_ERROR_MEMFAULT;
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	packet->type = hpsb_async;
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static int handle_async_send(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		queue_complete_req(req);
 	}
 
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int arm_read(struct hpsb_host *host, int nodeid, quadlet_t * buffer,
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ static int arm_register(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&host_info_lock, flags);
 		list_add_tail(&addr->addr_list, &fi->addr_list);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_info_lock, flags);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 	retval =
 	    hpsb_register_addrspace(&raw1394_highlevel, fi->host, &arm_ops,
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ static int arm_register(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		return (-EALREADY);
 	}
 	free_pending_request(req);	/* immediate success or fail */
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int arm_unregister(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ static int arm_unregister(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		vfree(addr->addr_space_buffer);
 		kfree(addr);
 		free_pending_request(req);	/* immediate success or fail */
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 	retval =
 	    hpsb_unregister_addrspace(&raw1394_highlevel, fi->host,
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ static int arm_unregister(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 	vfree(addr->addr_space_buffer);
 	kfree(addr);
 	free_pending_request(req);	/* immediate success or fail */
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Copy data from ARM buffer(s) to user buffer. */
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ static int arm_get_buf(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 				 * queue no response, and therefore nobody
 				 * will free it. */
 				free_pending_request(req);
-				return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+				return 0;
 			} else {
 				DBGMSG("arm_get_buf request exceeded mapping");
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_info_lock, flags);
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ static int arm_set_buf(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 				 * queue no response, and therefore nobody
 				 * will free it. */
 				free_pending_request(req);
-				return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+				return 0;
 			} else {
 				DBGMSG("arm_set_buf request exceeded mapping");
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_info_lock, flags);
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ static int reset_notification(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 	    (req->req.misc == RAW1394_NOTIFY_ON)) {
 		fi->notification = (u8) req->req.misc;
 		free_pending_request(req);	/* we have to free the request, because we queue no response, and therefore nobody will free it */
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 	/* error EINVAL (22) invalid argument */
 	return (-EINVAL);
@@ -2119,12 +2119,12 @@ static int write_phypacket(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
 	}
-	return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int get_config_rom(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 {
-	int ret = sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	int ret = 0;
 	quadlet_t *data = kmalloc(req->req.length, GFP_KERNEL);
 	int status;
 
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ static int get_config_rom(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 
 static int update_config_rom(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 {
-	int ret = sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+	int ret = 0;
 	quadlet_t *data = kmalloc(req->req.length, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ static int modify_config_rom(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 
 			hpsb_update_config_rom_image(fi->host);
 			free_pending_request(req);
-			return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ static int modify_config_rom(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		/* we have to free the request, because we queue no response,
 		 * and therefore nobody will free it */
 		free_pending_request(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	} else {
 		for (dentry =
 		     fi->csr1212_dirs[dr]->value.directory.dentries_head;
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ static int state_connected(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 
 	case RAW1394_REQ_ECHO:
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 
 	case RAW1394_REQ_ISO_SEND:
 		print_old_iso_deprecation();
@@ -2335,24 +2335,24 @@ static int state_connected(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 	case RAW1394_REQ_ISO_LISTEN:
 		print_old_iso_deprecation();
 		handle_iso_listen(fi, req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 
 	case RAW1394_REQ_FCP_LISTEN:
 		handle_fcp_listen(fi, req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 
 	case RAW1394_REQ_RESET_BUS:
 		if (req->req.misc == RAW1394_LONG_RESET) {
 			DBGMSG("busreset called (type: LONG)");
 			hpsb_reset_bus(fi->host, LONG_RESET);
 			free_pending_request(req);	/* we have to free the request, because we queue no response, and therefore nobody will free it */
-			return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+			return 0;
 		}
 		if (req->req.misc == RAW1394_SHORT_RESET) {
 			DBGMSG("busreset called (type: SHORT)");
 			hpsb_reset_bus(fi->host, SHORT_RESET);
 			free_pending_request(req);	/* we have to free the request, because we queue no response, and therefore nobody will free it */
-			return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+			return 0;
 		}
 		/* error EINVAL (22) invalid argument */
 		return (-EINVAL);
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ static int state_connected(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 		req->req.generation = get_hpsb_generation(fi->host);
 		req->req.length = 0;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	switch (req->req.type) {
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ static int state_connected(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 	if (req->req.length == 0) {
 		req->req.error = RAW1394_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
 		queue_complete_req(req);
-		return sizeof(struct raw1394_request);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return handle_async_request(fi, req, node);
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ static ssize_t raw1394_write(struct file *file, const char __user * buffer,
 {
 	struct file_info *fi = (struct file_info *)file->private_data;
 	struct pending_request *req;
-	ssize_t retval = 0;
+	ssize_t retval = -EBADFD;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	if (count == sizeof(struct compat_raw1394_req) &&
@@ -2437,6 +2437,9 @@ static ssize_t raw1394_write(struct file *file, const char __user * buffer,
 
 	if (retval < 0) {
 		free_pending_request(req);
+	} else {
+		BUG_ON(retval);
+		retval = count;
 	}
 
 	return retval;