3 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 0ef9af9..4115be5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -57,21 +57,24 @@ struct ipoib_ah *ipoib_create_ah(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_ah_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct ipoib_ah *ah;
+	struct ib_ah *vah;
 
 	ah = kmalloc(sizeof *ah, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ah)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	ah->dev       = dev;
 	ah->last_send = 0;
 	kref_init(&ah->ref);
 
-	ah->ah = ib_create_ah(pd, attr);
-	if (IS_ERR(ah->ah)) {
+	vah = ib_create_ah(pd, attr);
+	if (IS_ERR(vah)) {
 		kfree(ah);
-		ah = NULL;
-	} else
+		ah = (struct ipoib_ah *)vah;
+	} else {
+		ah->ah = vah;
 		ipoib_dbg(netdev_priv(dev), "Created ah %p\n", ah->ah);
+	}
 
 	return ah;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 7567b60..37c46c6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	if (ah) {
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ah)) {
 		path->pathrec = *pathrec;
 
 		old_ah   = path->ah;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index 1b7a976..30ca8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -240,8 +240,11 @@ static int ipoib_mcast_join_finish(struct ipoib_mcast *mcast,
 		av.grh.dgid = mcast->mcmember.mgid;
 
 		ah = ipoib_create_ah(dev, priv->pd, &av);
-		if (!ah) {
-			ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_address_create failed\n");
+		if (IS_ERR(ah)) {
+			ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_address_create failed %ld\n",
+				-PTR_ERR(ah));
+			/* use original error */
+			return PTR_ERR(ah);
 		} else {
 			spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
 			mcast->ah = ah;