static int NEW_target_process_reset(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, enum target_reset_mode reset_mode)
 {
        char buf[100];
+       int retval;
        Jim_Nvp *n;
        n = Jim_Nvp_value2name_simple( nvp_reset_modes, reset_mode );
        if( n->name == NULL ){
        }
 
        sprintf( buf, "ocd_process_reset %s", n->name );
-       Jim_Eval( interp, buf );
+       retval = Jim_Eval( interp, buf );
+
+       if(retval != JIM_ERR){
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
 
        /* We want any events to be processed before the prompt */
-       target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
+       retval = target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
 
-       return ERROR_OK;
+       return retval;
 }
 
 // Next patch - this turns into TCL...
                if (target->reset_halt)
                {
                        /* wait up to 1 second for halt. */
-                       target_wait_state(target, TARGET_HALTED, 1000);
+                       if ((retval = target_wait_state(target, TARGET_HALTED, 1000)) != ERROR_OK)
+                               return retval;
                        if (target->state != TARGET_HALTED)
                        {
                                LOG_WARNING("Failed to reset target into halted mode - issuing halt");
        }
 
        /* We want any events to be processed before the prompt */
-       target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
+       if ((retval = target_call_timer_callbacks_now()) != ERROR_OK)
+               return retval;
 
        return retval;
 }
 int target_init(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 {
        target_t *target = all_targets;
+       int retval;
 
        while (target)
        {
 
        if (all_targets)
        {
-               target_register_user_commands(cmd_ctx);
-               target_register_timer_callback(handle_target, 100, 1, NULL);
+               if((retval = target_register_user_commands(cmd_ctx)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       return retval;
+               if((retval = target_register_timer_callback(handle_target, 100, 1, NULL)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       return retval;
        }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
                                        }
                                }
                                else
-                                       target_unregister_timer_callback(callback->callback, callback->priv);
+                               {
+                                       int retval;
+                                       if((retval = target_unregister_timer_callback(callback->callback, callback->priv)) != ERROR_OK)
+                                               return retval;
+                               }
                        }
                }
 
 
                if (target->backup_working_area)
                {
+                       int retval;
                        new_wa->backup = malloc(new_wa->size);
-                       target->type->read_memory(target, new_wa->address, 4, new_wa->size / 4, new_wa->backup);
+                       if((retval = target->type->read_memory(target, new_wa->address, 4, new_wa->size / 4, new_wa->backup)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               free(new_wa->backup);
+                               free(new_wa);
+                               return retval;
+                       }
                }
                else
                {
                return ERROR_OK;
 
        if (restore&&target->backup_working_area)
-               target->type->write_memory(target, area->address, 4, area->size / 4, area->backup);
+       {
+               int retval;
+               if((retval = target->type->write_memory(target, area->address, 4, area->size / 4, area->backup)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       return retval;
+       }
 
        area->free = 1;
 
        return target_free_working_area_restore(target, area, 1);
 }
 
-int target_free_all_working_areas_restore(struct target_s *target, int restore)
+/* free resources and restore memory, if restoring memory fails,
+ * free up resources anyway
+ */
+void target_free_all_working_areas_restore(struct target_s *target, int restore)
 {
        working_area_t *c = target->working_areas;
 
        }
 
        target->working_areas = NULL;
-
-       return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int target_free_all_working_areas(struct target_s *target)
+void target_free_all_working_areas(struct target_s *target)
 {
-       return target_free_all_working_areas_restore(target, 1);
+       target_free_all_working_areas_restore(target, 1);
 }
 
 int target_register_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 
 int target_register_user_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 {
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
        register_command(cmd_ctx,  NULL, "reg", handle_reg_command, COMMAND_EXEC, NULL);
        register_command(cmd_ctx,  NULL, "poll", handle_poll_command, COMMAND_EXEC, "poll target state");
        register_command(cmd_ctx,  NULL, "wait_halt", handle_wait_halt_command, COMMAND_EXEC, "wait for target halt [time (s)]");
        register_command(cmd_ctx,  NULL, "dump_image", handle_dump_image_command, COMMAND_EXEC, "dump_image <file> <address> <size>");
        register_command(cmd_ctx,  NULL, "verify_image", handle_verify_image_command, COMMAND_EXEC, "verify_image <file> [offset] [type]");
 
-       target_request_register_commands(cmd_ctx);
-       trace_register_commands(cmd_ctx);
+       if((retval = target_request_register_commands(cmd_ctx)) != ERROR_OK)
+               return retval;
+       if((retval = trace_register_commands(cmd_ctx)) != ERROR_OK)
+               return retval;
 
-       return ERROR_OK;
+
+       return retval;
 }
 
 int handle_targets_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 
 int handle_working_area_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
        target_t *target = NULL;
 
        if ((argc < 4) || (argc > 5))
                return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
        }
 
-       return ERROR_OK;
+       return retval;
 }
 
 
 /* process target state changes */
 int handle_target(void *priv)
 {
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
        target_t *target = all_targets;
 
        while (target)
                if (target_continous_poll)
                {
                        /* polling may fail silently until the target has been examined */
-                       target_poll(target);
+                       if((retval = target_poll(target)) != ERROR_OK)
+                               return retval;
                }
 
                target = target->next;
        }
 
-       return ERROR_OK;
+       return retval;
 }
 
 int handle_reg_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 
 int handle_poll_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
        target_t *target = get_current_target(cmd_ctx);
 
        if (argc == 0)
        {
-               target_poll(target);
-               target_arch_state(target);
+               if((retval = target_poll(target)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       return retval;
+               if((retval = target_arch_state(target)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       return retval;
+
        }
-       else
+       else if (argc==1)
        {
                if (strcmp(args[0], "on") == 0)
                {
                {
                        command_print(cmd_ctx, "arg is \"on\" or \"off\"");
                }
+       } else
+       {
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
        }
 
 
-       return ERROR_OK;
+       return retval;
 }
 
 int handle_wait_halt_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
        u32 min_address=0;
        u32 max_address=0xffffffff;
        int i;
-       int retval;
+       int retval, retvaltemp;
 
        image_t image;
 
                free(buffer);
        }
 
-       duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
+       if((retvaltemp = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
+       {
+               image_close(&image);
+               return retvaltemp;
+       }
+
        if (retval==ERROR_OK)
        {
                command_print(cmd_ctx, "downloaded %u byte in %s", image_size, duration_text);
        u32 address;
        u32 size;
        u8 buffer[560];
-       int retval=ERROR_OK;
+       int retval=ERROR_OK, retvaltemp;
 
        duration_t duration;
        char *duration_text;
                address += this_run_size;
        }
 
-       fileio_close(&fileio);
+       if((retvaltemp = fileio_close(&fileio)) != ERROR_OK)
+               return retvaltemp;
+
+       if((retvaltemp = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
+               return retvaltemp;
 
-       duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
        if (retval==ERROR_OK)
        {
                command_print(cmd_ctx, "dumped %"PRIi64" byte in %s", fileio.size, duration_text);
        u32 buf_cnt;
        u32 image_size;
        int i;
-       int retval;
+       int retval, retvaltemp;
        u32 checksum = 0;
        u32 mem_checksum = 0;
 
                image_size += buf_cnt;
        }
 done:
-       duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
+
+       if((retvaltemp = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
+       {
+               image_close(&image);
+               return retvaltemp;
+       }
+
        if (retval==ERROR_OK)
        {
                command_print(cmd_ctx, "verified %u bytes in %s", image_size, duration_text);
                } else if (target->state == TARGET_RUNNING)
                {
                        // We want to quickly sample the PC.
-                       target_halt(target);
+                       if((retval = target_halt(target)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               free(samples);
+                               return retval;
+                       }
                } else
                {
                        command_print(cmd_ctx, "Target not halted or running");
                if ((numSamples>=maxSample) || ((now.tv_sec >= timeout.tv_sec) && (now.tv_usec >= timeout.tv_usec)))
                {
                        command_print(cmd_ctx, "Profiling completed. %d samples.", numSamples);
-                       target_poll(target);
+                       if((retval = target_poll(target)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               free(samples);
+                               return retval;
+                       }
                        if (target->state == TARGET_HALTED)
                        {
                                target_resume(target, 1, 0, 0, 0); /* current pc, addr = 0, do not handle breakpoints, not debugging */
                        }
-                       target_poll(target);
+                       if((retval = target_poll(target)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               free(samples);
+                               return retval;
+                       }
                        writeGmon(samples, numSamples, args[1]);
                        command_print(cmd_ctx, "Wrote %s", args[1]);
                        break;