diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-alsa.c b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-alsa.c
index 0e162f7..e0eef12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-alsa.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;	/* Index 0-MAX */
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;	/* ID for this card */
-static int enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = { 1,[1...(SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 1 };
+static int enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = { 1,[1 ... (SNDRV_CARDS - 1)] = 1 };
 
 module_param_array(enable, bool, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "Enable cx25821 soundcard. default enabled.");
@@ -679,14 +679,13 @@
 		return (-ENOENT);
 	}
 
-	card =
-	    snd_card_new(index[devno], id[devno], THIS_MODULE,
-			 sizeof(snd_cx25821_card_t));
-	if (!card) {
+	err = snd_card_create(index[devno], id[devno], THIS_MODULE,
+			 sizeof(snd_cx25821_card_t), &card);
+	if (err < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO
 		       "DEBUG ERROR: cannot create snd_card_new in %s\n",
 		       __func__);
-		return (-ENOMEM);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	strcpy(card->driver, "cx25821");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-core.c b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
index 4d1ee06..8aceae5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-core.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "enable debug messages");
 
-static unsigned int card[] = {[0...(CX25821_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
+static unsigned int card[] = {[0 ... (CX25821_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
 module_param_array(card, int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(card, "card type");
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-i2c.c b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-i2c.c
index cb260fa..f4f2681 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-i2c.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@
 static struct i2c_adapter cx25821_i2c_adap_template = {
 	.name = "cx25821",
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	.id = I2C_HW_B_CX25821,
 	.algo = &cx25821_i2c_algo_template,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-video.c b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-video.c
index 9386353..8834bc8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-video.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-video.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-static unsigned int video_nr[] = {[0...(CX25821_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
-static unsigned int radio_nr[] = {[0...(CX25821_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
+static unsigned int video_nr[] = {[0 ... (CX25821_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
+static unsigned int radio_nr[] = {[0 ... (CX25821_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
 
 module_param_array(video_nr, int, NULL, 0444);
 module_param_array(radio_nr, int, NULL, 0444);