diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index fd345ad810f813c7c6bba3a148575c024f08161f..71bbd25a4ed03a8689fea58944110bcf863ec9a7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl)
 	/* let kernel drivers try to (re)bind to the interface */
 	case USBDEVFS_CONNECT:
 		usb_unlock_device(ps->dev);
-		bus_rescan_devices(intf->dev.bus);
+		retval = bus_rescan_devices(intf->dev.bus);
 		usb_lock_device(ps->dev);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 0d063c8ca4b46017cde051bf4ae5b77aad7dec01..b10463244413c276846bbdcaebe58a0026ba4cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static ssize_t store_new_id(struct device_driver *driver,
 	u32 idVendor = 0;
 	u32 idProduct = 0;
 	int fields = 0;
+	int retval = 0;
 
 	fields = sscanf(buf, "%x %x", &idVendor, &idProduct);
 	if (fields < 2)
@@ -68,10 +69,12 @@ static ssize_t store_new_id(struct device_driver *driver,
 	spin_unlock(&usb_drv->dynids.lock);
 
 	if (get_driver(driver)) {
-		driver_attach(driver);
+		retval = driver_attach(driver);
 		put_driver(driver);
 	}
 
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 	return count;
 }
 static DRIVER_ATTR(new_id, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_new_id);
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ int usb_driver_claim_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
 {
 	struct device *dev = &iface->dev;
 	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(iface);
+	int retval = 0;
 
 	if (dev->driver)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -308,9 +312,9 @@ int usb_driver_claim_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
 	 * the future device_add() bind it, bypassing probe()
 	 */
 	if (device_is_registered(dev))
-		device_bind_driver(dev);
+		retval = device_bind_driver(dev);
 
-	return 0;
+	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(usb_driver_claim_interface);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c b/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c
index 247b5a4913a8079491f0104bfe5eaeaf972d8fd1..3ebb90149e93ef7319ae529c22da546032172730 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ static void ep_device_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(ep_dev);
 }
 
-void usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent,
-			 struct usb_host_endpoint *endpoint,
-			 struct usb_device *udev)
+int usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent,
+			struct usb_host_endpoint *endpoint,
+			struct usb_device *udev)
 {
 	char name[8];
 	struct ep_device *ep_dev;
@@ -242,19 +242,33 @@ void usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent,
 	retval = device_register(&ep_dev->dev);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
-	sysfs_create_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
+	retval = sysfs_create_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error_group;
 
 	endpoint->ep_dev = ep_dev;
 
 	/* create the symlink to the old-style "ep_XX" directory */
 	sprintf(name, "ep_%02x", endpoint->desc.bEndpointAddress);
-	sysfs_create_link(&parent->kobj, &endpoint->ep_dev->dev.kobj, name);
-
+	retval = sysfs_create_link(&parent->kobj,
+				   &endpoint->ep_dev->dev.kobj, name);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error_link;
 exit:
-	return;
+	return retval;
+
+error_link:
+	sysfs_remove_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
+
+error_group:
+	device_unregister(&ep_dev->dev);
+	endpoint->ep_dev = NULL;
+	destroy_endpoint_class();
+	return retval;
 error:
 	kfree(ep_dev);
-	return;
+	destroy_endpoint_class();
+	return retval;
 }
 
 void usb_remove_ep_files(struct usb_host_endpoint *endpoint)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
index cd2286246f6ae811a6ab9b4b6560cc3dd14c9f2a..55d8f575206d6b1dcbfb0338e48a79b735a7ef9d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
@@ -210,19 +210,40 @@ static struct attribute_group dev_attr_grp = {
 	.attrs = dev_attrs,
 };
 
-void usb_create_sysfs_dev_files (struct usb_device *udev)
+int usb_create_sysfs_dev_files(struct usb_device *udev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &udev->dev;
+	int retval;
 
-	sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
+	retval = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
-	if (udev->manufacturer)
-		device_create_file (dev, &dev_attr_manufacturer);
-	if (udev->product)
-		device_create_file (dev, &dev_attr_product);
-	if (udev->serial)
-		device_create_file (dev, &dev_attr_serial);
-	usb_create_ep_files(dev, &udev->ep0, udev);
+	if (udev->manufacturer) {
+		retval = device_create_file (dev, &dev_attr_manufacturer);
+		if (retval)
+			goto error;
+	}
+	if (udev->product) {
+		retval = device_create_file (dev, &dev_attr_product);
+		if (retval)
+			goto error;
+	}
+	if (udev->serial) {
+		retval = device_create_file (dev, &dev_attr_serial);
+		if (retval)
+			goto error;
+	}
+	retval = usb_create_ep_files(dev, &udev->ep0, udev);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error;
+	return 0;
+error:
+	usb_remove_ep_files(&udev->ep0);
+	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_manufacturer);
+	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_product);
+	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_serial);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 void usb_remove_sysfs_dev_files (struct usb_device *udev)
@@ -339,18 +360,28 @@ static inline void usb_remove_intf_ep_files(struct usb_interface *intf)
 		usb_remove_ep_files(&iface_desc->endpoint[i]);
 }
 
-void usb_create_sysfs_intf_files (struct usb_interface *intf)
+int usb_create_sysfs_intf_files(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
 	struct usb_host_interface *alt = intf->cur_altsetting;
+	int retval;
 
-	sysfs_create_group(&intf->dev.kobj, &intf_attr_grp);
+	retval = sysfs_create_group(&intf->dev.kobj, &intf_attr_grp);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error;
 
 	if (alt->string == NULL)
 		alt->string = usb_cache_string(udev, alt->desc.iInterface);
 	if (alt->string)
-		device_create_file(&intf->dev, &dev_attr_interface);
+		retval = device_create_file(&intf->dev, &dev_attr_interface);
 	usb_create_intf_ep_files(intf, udev);
+	return 0;
+error:
+	if (alt->string)
+		device_remove_file(&intf->dev, &dev_attr_interface);
+	sysfs_remove_group(&intf->dev.kobj, &intf_attr_grp);
+	usb_remove_intf_ep_files(intf);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 void usb_remove_sysfs_intf_files (struct usb_interface *intf)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 6b029cdb8671b8f91d3087597b4d94771c0e592f..60ef4ef0101ae727567ec07bdd82d5b73cbf102e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -147,11 +147,13 @@ static int __find_interface(struct device * dev, void * data)
 struct usb_interface *usb_find_interface(struct usb_driver *drv, int minor)
 {
 	struct find_interface_arg argb;
+	int retval;
 
 	argb.minor = minor;
 	argb.interface = NULL;
-	driver_for_each_device(&drv->drvwrap.driver, NULL, &argb,
-			__find_interface);
+	/* eat the error, it will be in argb.interface */
+	retval = driver_for_each_device(&drv->drvwrap.driver, NULL, &argb,
+					__find_interface);
 	return argb.interface;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
index e8bc2e48913ab6717471761654f86f1e3c85b363..0c09ecced6e19721be1155623499d85cbec44d1d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* Functions local to drivers/usb/core/ */
 
-extern void usb_create_sysfs_dev_files (struct usb_device *dev);
+extern int usb_create_sysfs_dev_files (struct usb_device *dev);
 extern void usb_remove_sysfs_dev_files (struct usb_device *dev);
-extern void usb_create_sysfs_intf_files (struct usb_interface *intf);
+extern int usb_create_sysfs_intf_files (struct usb_interface *intf);
 extern void usb_remove_sysfs_intf_files (struct usb_interface *intf);
-extern void usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent, struct usb_host_endpoint *endpoint,
+extern int usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent, struct usb_host_endpoint *endpoint,
 				struct usb_device *udev);
 extern void usb_remove_ep_files(struct usb_host_endpoint *endpoint);