diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
index 6897e14e7cb7..e162a668fb7e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
@@ -512,10 +512,8 @@ int picolcd_init_framebuffer(struct picolcd_data *data)
 			sizeof(struct fb_deferred_io) +
 			sizeof(struct picolcd_fb_data) +
 			PICOLCDFB_SIZE, dev);
-	if (info == NULL) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate a framebuffer\n");
+	if (!info)
 		goto err_nomem;
-	}
 
 	info->fbdefio = info->par;
 	*info->fbdefio = picolcd_fb_defio;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c
index 758457026694..91ddc9602014 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c
@@ -3554,10 +3554,8 @@ static int __init amifb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	custom.dmacon = DMAF_ALL | DMAF_MASTER;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct amifb_par), &pdev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "framebuffer_alloc failed\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	strcpy(info->fix.id, "Amiga ");
 	info->fix.visual = FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
index 13ba371e70aa..f940e8b66b85 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/arkfb.c
@@ -954,10 +954,8 @@ static int ark_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	/* Allocate and fill driver data structure */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct arkfb_info), &(dev->dev));
-	if (! info) {
-		dev_err(&(dev->dev), "cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	mutex_init(&par->open_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c
index 930cc3f92e01..5ff8e0320d95 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c
@@ -1053,10 +1053,8 @@ static int __init atmel_lcdfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct atmel_lcdfb_info), dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(dev, "cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	sinfo = info->par;
 	sinfo->pdev = pdev;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/aty128fb.c
index b02e67528a99..8504e19437ff 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -2103,10 +2103,9 @@ static int aty128_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	/* We have the resources. Now virtualize them */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct aty128fb_par), &pdev->dev);
-	if (info == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "aty128fb: can't alloc fb_info_aty128\n");
+	if (!info)
 		goto err_free_mmio;
-	}
+
 	par = info->par;
 
 	info->pseudo_palette = par->pseudo_palette;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c
index eebb62d82a23..72bcfbe42e49 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -3550,10 +3550,9 @@ static int atyfb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	/* Allocate framebuffer */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct atyfb_par), &pdev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		PRINTKE("atyfb_pci_probe() can't alloc fb_info\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	par = info->par;
 	par->bus_type = PCI;
 	info->fix = atyfb_fix;
@@ -3643,10 +3642,9 @@ static int __init atyfb_atari_probe(void)
 		}
 
 		info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct atyfb_par), NULL);
-		if (!info) {
-			PRINTKE("atyfb_atari_probe() can't alloc fb_info\n");
+		if (!info)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
+
 		par = info->par;
 
 		info->fix = atyfb_fix;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
index e8594bbaea60..6f891d82eebe 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
@@ -2294,8 +2294,6 @@ static int radeonfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct radeonfb_info), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		printk (KERN_ERR "radeonfb (%s): could not allocate memory\n",
-			pci_name(pdev));
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_disable;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/chipsfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/chipsfb.c
index ca549e1532e6..f4dc320dcafe 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/chipsfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/chipsfb.c
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ static int chipsfb_pci_init(struct pci_dev *dp, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	p = framebuffer_alloc(0, &dp->dev);
 	if (p == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&dp->dev, "Cannot allocate framebuffer structure\n");
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_disable;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/cirrusfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/cirrusfb.c
index b3be06dd2908..e4ce5667b125 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/cirrusfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/cirrusfb.c
@@ -2093,7 +2093,6 @@ static int cirrusfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct cirrusfb_info), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "cirrusfb: could not allocate memory\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
@@ -2206,10 +2205,8 @@ static int cirrusfb_zorro_register(struct zorro_dev *z,
 	struct cirrusfb_info *cinfo;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct cirrusfb_info), &z->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "cirrusfb: could not allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	zcl = (const struct zorrocl *)ent->driver_data;
 	btype = zcl->type;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c
index 9ea817ac1d81..b1cf248f3291 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,6 @@ static int fb_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 	da8xx_fb_info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct da8xx_fb_par),
 					&device->dev);
 	if (!da8xx_fb_info) {
-		dev_dbg(&device->dev, "Memory allocation failed for fb_info\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_pm_runtime_disable;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
index dfa8dd47d19d..04a22663b4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(u32) * 16, &dev->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		pr_err("efifb: cannot allocate framebuffer\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_release_mem;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/grvga.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/grvga.c
index df5d546e57e9..d22e8b0c906d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/grvga.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/grvga.c
@@ -336,10 +336,8 @@ static int grvga_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	char *options = NULL, *mode_opt = NULL;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct grvga_par), &dev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "framebuffer_alloc failed\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	/* Expecting: "grvga: modestring, [addr:<framebuffer physical address>], [size:<framebuffer size>]
 	 *
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/gxt4500.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/gxt4500.c
index 37527a10b954..c7502fd8f447 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/gxt4500.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/gxt4500.c
@@ -643,10 +643,9 @@ static int gxt4500_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct gxt4500_par), &pdev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "gxt4500: cannot alloc FB info record\n");
+	if (!info)
 		goto err_free_fb;
-	}
+
 	par = info->par;
 	cardtype = ent->driver_data;
 	par->refclk_ps = cardinfo[cardtype].refclk_ps;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
index 00f5bdcc6c6f..2dcb7c58b31e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
@@ -762,10 +762,8 @@ static int hvfb_probe(struct hv_device *hdev,
 	int ret;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct hvfb_par), &hdev->device);
-	if (!info) {
-		pr_err("No memory for framebuffer info\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	par->info = info;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c
index 24d3280a5b5f..347cf8babc3e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c
@@ -1006,10 +1006,8 @@ static int i740fb_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	u8 *edid;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct i740fb_par), &(dev->dev));
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&(dev->dev), "cannot allocate framebuffer\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	mutex_init(&par->open_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c
index 35bba3c2036d..58b01c7d9056 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c
@@ -1477,11 +1477,8 @@ static int imsttfb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "imsttfb: no OF node for pci device\n");
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct imstt_par), &pdev->dev);
-
-	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "imsttfb: Can't allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c
index 6bae2a7f5e1c..a76c61512c60 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c
@@ -491,10 +491,9 @@ static int intelfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct intelfb_info), &pdev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		ERR_MSG("Could not allocate memory for intelfb_info.\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	if (fb_alloc_cmap(&info->cmap, 256, 1) < 0) {
 		ERR_MSG("Could not allocate cmap for intelfb_info.\n");
 		goto err_out_cmap;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/jz4740_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/jz4740_fb.c
index 1f78b2bfe566..0b6fa25f6924 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/jz4740_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/jz4740_fb.c
@@ -528,10 +528,8 @@ static int jzfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	fb = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct jzfb), &pdev->dev);
-	if (!fb) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to allocate framebuffer device\n");
+	if (!fb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	fb->fbops = &jzfb_ops;
 	fb->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/mb862xx/mb862xxfbdrv.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/mb862xx/mb862xxfbdrv.c
index cd372527c9e4..ed6c978bab7d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/mb862xx/mb862xxfbdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/mb862xx/mb862xxfbdrv.c
@@ -684,10 +684,8 @@ static int of_platform_mb862xx_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	}
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct mb862xxfb_par), dev);
-	if (info == NULL) {
-		dev_err(dev, "cannot allocate framebuffer\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	par->info = info;
@@ -1009,7 +1007,6 @@ static int mb862xx_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct mb862xxfb_par), dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(dev, "framebuffer alloc failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto dis_dev;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/mbx/mbxfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/mbx/mbxfb.c
index 6ded480a69b4..50935252b50b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/mbx/mbxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/mbx/mbxfb.c
@@ -899,10 +899,8 @@ static int mbxfb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	fbi = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct mbxfb_info), &dev->dev);
-	if (fbi == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "framebuffer_alloc failed\n");
+	if (!fbi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	mfbi = fbi->par;
 	fbi->pseudo_palette = mfbi->pseudo_palette;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/omapfb_main.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/omapfb_main.c
index 406f972d2e42..90eca64e3144 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/omapfb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/omapfb_main.c
@@ -1502,8 +1502,6 @@ static int planes_init(struct omapfb_device *fbdev)
 		fbi = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct omapfb_plane_struct),
 					fbdev->dev);
 		if (fbi == NULL) {
-			dev_err(fbdev->dev,
-				"unable to allocate memory for plane info\n");
 			planes_cleanup(fbdev);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
index b8b5b4ac0e09..a7dcf8bc1d82 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
@@ -1892,12 +1892,8 @@ static int omapfb_create_framebuffers(struct omapfb2_device *fbdev)
 
 		fbi = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct omapfb_info),
 				fbdev->dev);
-
-		if (fbi == NULL) {
-			dev_err(fbdev->dev,
-				"unable to allocate memory for plane info\n");
+		if (!fbi)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		clear_fb_info(fbi);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c
index 76f299375a00..632b246ca35f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c
@@ -538,10 +538,9 @@ static int platinumfb_probe(struct platform_device* odev)
 	dev_info(&odev->dev, "Found Apple Platinum video hardware\n");
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(*pinfo), &odev->dev);
-	if (info == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&odev->dev, "Failed to allocate fbdev !\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	pinfo = info->par;
 
 	if (of_address_to_resource(dp, 0, &pinfo->rsrc_reg) ||
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-aa-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-aa-fb.c
index ca7e9390d1e7..d1e78ce3a9c2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-aa-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-aa-fb.c
@@ -165,10 +165,8 @@ static int pmagaafb_probe(struct device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct aafb_par), dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot allocate memory\n", dev_name(dev));
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, info);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-ba-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-ba-fb.c
index 3b9249449ea6..56b912bb28de 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-ba-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pmag-ba-fb.c
@@ -150,10 +150,8 @@ static int pmagbafb_probe(struct device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct pmagbafb_par), dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot allocate memory\n", dev_name(dev));
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, info);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pmagb-b-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pmagb-b-fb.c
index e58df36233c4..2822b2225924 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pmagb-b-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pmagb-b-fb.c
@@ -257,10 +257,8 @@ static int pmagbbfb_probe(struct device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct pmagbbfb_par), dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot allocate memory\n", dev_name(dev));
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, info);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c
index ad67f2135d5b..7ff4b6b84282 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pvr2fb.c
@@ -1072,12 +1072,8 @@ static int __init pvr2fb_init(void)
 #endif
 
 	fb_info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct pvr2fb_par), NULL);
-
-	if (!fb_info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to allocate memory for fb_info\n");
+	if (!fb_info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 
 	currentpar = fb_info->par;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c
index cc242ba057d3..ca593a3e41d7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c
@@ -1902,7 +1902,6 @@ static int rivafb_probe(struct pci_dev *pd, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct riva_par), &pd->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		printk (KERN_ERR PFX "could not allocate memory\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/s3c-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/s3c-fb.c
index 9ff7bf51a050..79cd17305681 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/s3c-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/s3c-fb.c
@@ -1189,10 +1189,8 @@ static int s3c_fb_probe_win(struct s3c_fb *sfb, unsigned int win_no,
 
 	fbinfo = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct s3c_fb_win) +
 				   palette_size * sizeof(u32), sfb->dev);
-	if (!fbinfo) {
-		dev_err(sfb->dev, "failed to allocate framebuffer\n");
+	if (!fbinfo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	windata = sfb->pdata->win[win_no];
 	initmode = *sfb->pdata->vtiming;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/s3fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/s3fb.c
index d63f23e26f7d..be16c349c10f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/s3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/s3fb.c
@@ -1128,10 +1128,8 @@ static int s3_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	/* Allocate and fill driver data structure */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct s3fb_info), &(dev->dev));
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&(dev->dev), "cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	mutex_init(&par->open_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
index b8454424910d..ac0bcac9a865 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
@@ -1564,10 +1564,8 @@ sh_mobile_lcdc_overlay_fb_init(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_overlay *ovl)
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the frame buffer device. */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(0, priv->dev);
-	if (info == NULL) {
-		dev_err(priv->dev, "unable to allocate fb_info\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	ovl->info = info;
 
@@ -2049,10 +2047,8 @@ sh_mobile_lcdc_channel_fb_init(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch,
 	 * list and allocate the color map.
 	 */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(0, priv->dev);
-	if (info == NULL) {
-		dev_err(priv->dev, "unable to allocate fb_info\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	ch->info = info;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c
index dde52d027416..285c5d6b733f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c
@@ -1868,10 +1868,8 @@ static int sm501fb_probe_one(struct sm501fb_info *info,
 	}
 
 	fbi = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct sm501fb_par), info->dev);
-	if (fbi == NULL) {
-		dev_err(info->dev, "cannot allocate %s framebuffer\n", name);
+	if (!fbi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = fbi->par;
 	par->info = info;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.c
index f1dcc6766d1e..7b1b0d8d27a7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,6 @@ static int smtcfb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(*sfb), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "framebuffer_alloc failed\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed_free;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c
index 8cd7892a0b0d..0e0f5bbfc5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c
@@ -1650,10 +1650,8 @@ static int ufx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	/* allocates framebuffer driver structure, not framebuffer memory */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(0, &usbdev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(dev->gdev, "framebuffer_alloc failed\n");
+	if (!info)
 		goto e_nomem;
-	}
 
 	dev->info = info;
 	info->par = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
index 021b727e8b5c..b674948e3bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
@@ -555,10 +555,8 @@ static int ssd1307fb_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct ssd1307fb_par), &client->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "Couldn't allocate framebuffer.\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	par->info = info;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr1000.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr1000.c
index 8fe37c0ef2f5..784c9bd5d502 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr1000.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr1000.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static int gfb_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct gfb_info), &op->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "gfb: Cannot allocate fb_info\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr2500.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr2500.c
index 544465ba1dc0..31683e5a8b79 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr2500.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr2500.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ static int s3d_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct s3d_info), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "s3d: Cannot allocate fb_info\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_disable;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr500.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr500.c
index bc595937df08..d392976126a6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr500.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sunxvr500.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ static int e3d_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct e3d_info), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "e3d: Cannot allocate fb_info\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_disable;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/tgafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/tgafb.c
index 65ba9921506e..286b2371c7dd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/tgafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/tgafb.c
@@ -1416,10 +1416,8 @@ static int tgafb_register(struct device *dev)
 
 	/* Allocate the fb and par structures.  */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct tga_par), dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "tgafb: Cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, info);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
index 00b99363e528..c328e8265cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
@@ -1686,10 +1686,8 @@ static int dlfb_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	/* allocates framebuffer driver structure, not framebuffer memory */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(0, &dlfb->udev->dev);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&dlfb->udev->dev, "framebuffer_alloc failed\n");
+	if (!info)
 		goto error;
-	}
 
 	dlfb->info = info;
 	info->par = dlfb;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
index 8db5de13e2b7..f815f98190bc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -1742,10 +1742,8 @@ int via_fb_pci_probe(struct viafb_dev *vdev)
 	viafbinfo = framebuffer_alloc(viafb_par_length +
 		ALIGN(sizeof(struct viafb_shared), BITS_PER_LONG/8),
 		&vdev->pdev->dev);
-	if (!viafbinfo) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR"Could not allocate memory for viafb_info.\n");
+	if (!viafbinfo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	viaparinfo = (struct viafb_par *)viafbinfo->par;
 	viaparinfo->shared = viafbinfo->par + viafb_par_length;
@@ -1820,8 +1818,6 @@ int via_fb_pci_probe(struct viafb_dev *vdev)
 		viafbinfo1 = framebuffer_alloc(viafb_par_length,
 				&vdev->pdev->dev);
 		if (!viafbinfo1) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR
-			"allocate the second framebuffer struct error\n");
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_fb_release;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vt8623fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vt8623fb.c
index 5cac871db3ee..c339a8fbad81 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vt8623fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vt8623fb.c
@@ -669,10 +669,8 @@ static int vt8623_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	/* Allocate and fill driver data structure */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct vt8623fb_info), &(dev->dev));
-	if (! info) {
-		dev_err(&(dev->dev), "cannot allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	par = info->par;
 	mutex_init(&par->open_lock);