{
        struct b43_dmaring *ring;
        int err;
-       int nr_slots;
        dma_addr_t dma_test;
 
        ring = kzalloc(sizeof(*ring), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ring)
                goto out;
-       ring->type = type;
 
-       nr_slots = B43_RXRING_SLOTS;
+       ring->nr_slots = B43_RXRING_SLOTS;
        if (for_tx)
-               nr_slots = B43_TXRING_SLOTS;
+               ring->nr_slots = B43_TXRING_SLOTS;
 
-       ring->meta = kcalloc(nr_slots, sizeof(struct b43_dmadesc_meta),
+       ring->meta = kcalloc(ring->nr_slots, sizeof(struct b43_dmadesc_meta),
                             GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ring->meta)
                goto err_kfree_ring;
+
+       ring->type = type;
+       ring->dev = dev;
+       ring->mmio_base = b43_dmacontroller_base(type, controller_index);
+       ring->index = controller_index;
+       if (type == B43_DMA_64BIT)
+               ring->ops = &dma64_ops;
+       else
+               ring->ops = &dma32_ops;
        if (for_tx) {
-               ring->txhdr_cache = kcalloc(nr_slots,
+               ring->tx = 1;
+               ring->current_slot = -1;
+       } else {
+               if (ring->index == 0) {
+                       ring->rx_buffersize = B43_DMA0_RX_BUFFERSIZE;
+                       ring->frameoffset = B43_DMA0_RX_FRAMEOFFSET;
+               } else if (ring->index == 3) {
+                       ring->rx_buffersize = B43_DMA3_RX_BUFFERSIZE;
+                       ring->frameoffset = B43_DMA3_RX_FRAMEOFFSET;
+               } else
+                       B43_WARN_ON(1);
+       }
+       spin_lock_init(&ring->lock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_B43_DEBUG
+       ring->last_injected_overflow = jiffies;
+#endif
+
+       if (for_tx) {
+               ring->txhdr_cache = kcalloc(ring->nr_slots,
                                            b43_txhdr_size(dev),
                                            GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!ring->txhdr_cache)
                                          b43_txhdr_size(dev), 1)) {
                        /* ugh realloc */
                        kfree(ring->txhdr_cache);
-                       ring->txhdr_cache = kcalloc(nr_slots,
+                       ring->txhdr_cache = kcalloc(ring->nr_slots,
                                                    b43_txhdr_size(dev),
                                                    GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
                        if (!ring->txhdr_cache)
                                 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
        }
 
-       ring->dev = dev;
-       ring->nr_slots = nr_slots;
-       ring->mmio_base = b43_dmacontroller_base(type, controller_index);
-       ring->index = controller_index;
-       if (type == B43_DMA_64BIT)
-               ring->ops = &dma64_ops;
-       else
-               ring->ops = &dma32_ops;
-       if (for_tx) {
-               ring->tx = 1;
-               ring->current_slot = -1;
-       } else {
-               if (ring->index == 0) {
-                       ring->rx_buffersize = B43_DMA0_RX_BUFFERSIZE;
-                       ring->frameoffset = B43_DMA0_RX_FRAMEOFFSET;
-               } else if (ring->index == 3) {
-                       ring->rx_buffersize = B43_DMA3_RX_BUFFERSIZE;
-                       ring->frameoffset = B43_DMA3_RX_FRAMEOFFSET;
-               } else
-                       B43_WARN_ON(1);
-       }
-       spin_lock_init(&ring->lock);
-#ifdef CONFIG_B43_DEBUG
-       ring->last_injected_overflow = jiffies;
-#endif
-
        err = alloc_ringmemory(ring);
        if (err)
                goto err_kfree_txhdr_cache;