static int __init i2c_isa_init(void)
 {
+       int err;
+
        mutex_init(&isa_adapter.clist_lock);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&isa_adapter.clients);
 
        sprintf(isa_adapter.dev.bus_id, "i2c-%d", isa_adapter.nr);
        isa_adapter.dev.driver = &i2c_adapter_driver;
        isa_adapter.dev.release = &i2c_adapter_dev_release;
-       device_register(&isa_adapter.dev);
-       device_create_file(&isa_adapter.dev, &dev_attr_name);
+       err = device_register(&isa_adapter.dev);
+       if (err) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "i2c-isa: Failed to register device\n");
+               goto exit;
+       }
+       err = device_create_file(&isa_adapter.dev, &dev_attr_name);
+       if (err) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "i2c-isa: Failed to create name file\n");
+               goto exit_unregister;
+       }
 
        /* Add this adapter to the i2c_adapter class */
        memset(&isa_adapter.class_dev, 0x00, sizeof(struct class_device));
        isa_adapter.class_dev.class = &i2c_adapter_class;
        strlcpy(isa_adapter.class_dev.class_id, isa_adapter.dev.bus_id,
                BUS_ID_SIZE);
-       class_device_register(&isa_adapter.class_dev);
+       err = class_device_register(&isa_adapter.class_dev);
+       if (err) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "i2c-isa: Failed to register class device\n");
+               goto exit_remove_name;
+       }
 
        dev_dbg(&isa_adapter.dev, "%s registered\n", isa_adapter.name);
 
        return 0;
+
+exit_remove_name:
+       device_remove_file(&isa_adapter.dev, &dev_attr_name);
+exit_unregister:
+       init_completion(&isa_adapter.dev_released); /* Needed? */
+       device_unregister(&isa_adapter.dev);
+       wait_for_completion(&isa_adapter.dev_released);
+exit:
+       return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit i2c_isa_exit(void)
 
        sprintf(adap->dev.bus_id, "i2c-%d", adap->nr);
        adap->dev.driver = &i2c_adapter_driver;
        adap->dev.release = &i2c_adapter_dev_release;
-       device_register(&adap->dev);
-       device_create_file(&adap->dev, &dev_attr_name);
+       res = device_register(&adap->dev);
+       if (res)
+               goto out_list;
+       res = device_create_file(&adap->dev, &dev_attr_name);
+       if (res)
+               goto out_unregister;
 
        /* Add this adapter to the i2c_adapter class */
        memset(&adap->class_dev, 0x00, sizeof(struct class_device));
        adap->class_dev.dev = &adap->dev;
        adap->class_dev.class = &i2c_adapter_class;
        strlcpy(adap->class_dev.class_id, adap->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
-       class_device_register(&adap->class_dev);
+       res = class_device_register(&adap->class_dev);
+       if (res)
+               goto out_remove_name;
 
        dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "adapter [%s] registered\n", adap->name);
 
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&core_lists);
        return res;
+
+out_remove_name:
+       device_remove_file(&adap->dev, &dev_attr_name);
+out_unregister:
+       init_completion(&adap->dev_released); /* Needed? */
+       device_unregister(&adap->dev);
+       wait_for_completion(&adap->dev_released);
+out_list:
+       list_del(&adap->list);
+       idr_remove(&i2c_adapter_idr, adap->nr);
+       goto out_unlock;
 }
 
 
 int i2c_attach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
        struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
+       int res = 0;
 
        mutex_lock(&adapter->clist_lock);
        if (__i2c_check_addr(client->adapter, client->addr)) {
-               mutex_unlock(&adapter->clist_lock);
-               return -EBUSY;
+               res = -EBUSY;
+               goto out_unlock;
        }
        list_add_tail(&client->list,&adapter->clients);
-       mutex_unlock(&adapter->clist_lock);
        
        if (adapter->client_register)  {
                if (adapter->client_register(client))  {
                "%d-%04x", i2c_adapter_id(adapter), client->addr);
        dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "client [%s] registered with bus id %s\n",
                client->name, client->dev.bus_id);
-       device_register(&client->dev);
-       device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_client_name);
-       
-       return 0;
+       res = device_register(&client->dev);
+       if (res)
+               goto out_list;
+       res = device_create_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_client_name);
+       if (res)
+               goto out_unregister;
+
+out_unlock:
+       mutex_unlock(&adapter->clist_lock);
+       return res;
+
+out_unregister:
+       init_completion(&client->released); /* Needed? */
+       device_unregister(&client->dev);
+       wait_for_completion(&client->released);
+out_list:
+       list_del(&client->list);
+       dev_err(&adapter->dev, "Failed to attach i2c client %s at 0x%02x "
+               "(%d)\n", client->name, client->addr, res);
+       goto out_unlock;
 }