{
        struct snd_soc_codec *codec = socdev->codec;
        struct snd_soc_machine *machine = socdev->machine;
-       int ret = 0, i, ac97 = 0;
+       int ret = 0, i, ac97 = 0, err = 0;
 
        mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
        for(i = 0; i < machine->num_links; i++) {
-               if (socdev->machine->dai_link[i].init)
-                       socdev->machine->dai_link[i].init(codec);
+               if (socdev->machine->dai_link[i].init) {
+                       err = socdev->machine->dai_link[i].init(codec);
+                       if (err < 0) {
+                               printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: failed to init %s\n",
+                                       socdev->machine->dai_link[i].stream_name);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+               }
                if (socdev->machine->dai_link[i].cpu_dai->type == SND_SOC_DAI_AC97)
                        ac97 = 1;
        }
        if (ret < 0) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: failed to register soundcard for codec %s\n",
                                codec->name);
-               mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
-               return ret;
+               goto out;
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97_BUS
-       if (ac97)
-               soc_ac97_dev_register(codec);
+       if (ac97) {
+               ret = soc_ac97_dev_register(codec);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: AC97 device register failed\n");
+                       snd_card_free(codec->card);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+       }
 #endif
 
-       snd_soc_dapm_sys_add(socdev->dev);
-       device_create_file(socdev->dev, &dev_attr_codec_reg);
+       err = snd_soc_dapm_sys_add(socdev->dev);
+       if (err < 0)
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "asoc: failed to add dapm sysfs entries\n");
+
+       err = device_create_file(socdev->dev, &dev_attr_codec_reg);
+       if (err < 0)
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "asoc: failed to add codec sysfs entries\n");
+out:
        mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
        return ret;
 }