return 0;
 }
 
-void spl_board_load_image(void)
+int spl_board_load_image(void)
 {
        debug("Returning to FEL sp=%x, lr=%x\n", fel_stash.sp, fel_stash.lr);
        return_to_fel(fel_stash.sp, fel_stash.lr);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 void s_init(void)
 
 };
 #endif
 
-/* Board-specific load method */
-void spl_board_load_image(void);
+/**
+ * Board specific load method for boards that have a special way of loading
+ * U-Boot, which does not fit with the existing SPL code.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, negative errno value on failure.
+ */
+
+int spl_board_load_image(void);
 
 /* Linker symbols. */
 extern char __bss_start[], __bss_end[];
 
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE
-static void spl_ram_load_image(void)
+static int spl_ram_load_image(void)
 {
        const struct image_header *header;
 
                (CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE - sizeof(struct image_header));
 
        spl_parse_image_header(header);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
        switch (boot_device) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE
        case BOOT_DEVICE_RAM:
-               spl_ram_load_image();
+               if (spl_ram_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1:
        case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC2:
        case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC2_2:
-               spl_mmc_load_image();
+               if (spl_mmc_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_NAND:
-               spl_nand_load_image();
+               if (spl_nand_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_ONENAND_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_ONENAND:
-               spl_onenand_load_image();
+               if (spl_onenand_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NOR_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_NOR:
-               spl_nor_load_image();
+               if (spl_nor_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_YMODEM_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_UART:
-               spl_ymodem_load_image();
+               if (spl_ymodem_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_SPI:
-               spl_spi_load_image();
+               if (spl_spi_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_ETH_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_CPGMAC:
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_ETH_DEVICE
-               spl_net_load_image(CONFIG_SPL_ETH_DEVICE);
+               if (spl_net_load_image(CONFIG_SPL_ETH_DEVICE))
+                       hang();
 #else
-               spl_net_load_image(NULL);
+               if (spl_net_load_image(NULL))
+                       hang();
 #endif
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_USBETH_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_USBETH:
-               spl_net_load_image("usb_ether");
+               if (spl_net_load_image("usb_ether"))
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_USB_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_USB:
-               spl_usb_load_image();
+               if (spl_usb_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT
        case BOOT_DEVICE_SATA:
-               spl_sata_load_image();
+               if (spl_sata_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_LOAD_IMAGE
        case BOOT_DEVICE_BOARD:
-               spl_board_load_image();
+               if (spl_board_load_image())
+                       hang();
                break;
 #endif
        default:
 
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 }
 #endif
 
-void spl_mmc_load_image(void)
+int spl_mmc_load_image(void)
 {
        struct mmc *mmc;
        u32 boot_mode;
        int err = 0;
        __maybe_unused int part;
 
-       if (spl_mmc_find_device(&mmc))
-               hang();
+       err = spl_mmc_find_device(&mmc);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
 
        err = mmc_init(mmc);
        if (err) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
                printf("spl: mmc init failed with error: %d\n", err);
 #endif
-               hang();
+               return err;
        }
 
        boot_mode = spl_boot_mode();
+       err = -EINVAL;
        switch (boot_mode) {
        case MMCSD_MODE_EMMCBOOT:
                        /*
                        if (part == 7)
                                part = 0;
 
-                       if (mmc_switch_part(0, part)) {
+                       err = mmc_switch_part(0, part);
+                       if (err) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
                                puts("spl: mmc partition switch failed\n");
 #endif
-                               hang();
+                               return err;
                        }
                        /* Fall through */
        case MMCSD_MODE_RAW:
                if (!spl_start_uboot()) {
                        err = mmc_load_image_raw_os(mmc);
                        if (!err)
-                               return;
+                               return err;
                }
 
                err = mmc_load_image_raw_partition(mmc,
                        CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_PARTITION);
                if (!err)
-                       return;
+                       return err;
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR)
                err = mmc_load_image_raw_sector(mmc,
                        CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR);
                if (!err)
-                       return;
+                       return err;
 #endif
                break;
        case MMCSD_MODE_FS:
 
                err = spl_mmc_do_fs_boot(mmc);
                if (!err)
-                       return;
+                       return err;
 
                break;
        case MMCSD_MODE_UNDEFINED:
 #endif
        }
 
-       hang();
+       return err;
 }
 
 #include <nand.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_RAW_ONLY)
-void spl_nand_load_image(void)
+int spl_nand_load_image(void)
 {
        nand_init();
 
                            (void *)CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_DST);
        spl_set_header_raw_uboot();
        nand_deselect();
+
+       return 0;
 }
 #else
 static int spl_nand_load_element(int offset, struct image_header *header)
                                   (void *)(unsigned long)spl_image.load_addr);
 }
 
-void spl_nand_load_image(void)
+int spl_nand_load_image(void)
 {
+       int err;
        struct image_header *header;
        int *src __attribute__((unused));
        int *dst __attribute__((unused));
                spl_parse_image_header(header);
                if (header->ih_os == IH_OS_LINUX) {
                        /* happy - was a linux */
-                       nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_SYS_NAND_SPL_KERNEL_OFFS,
-                               spl_image.size, (void *)spl_image.load_addr);
+                       err = nand_spl_load_image(
+                               CONFIG_SYS_NAND_SPL_KERNEL_OFFS,
+                               spl_image.size,
+                               (void *)spl_image.load_addr);
                        nand_deselect();
-                       return;
+                       return err;
                } else {
                        puts("The Expected Linux image was not "
                                "found. Please check your NAND "
 #endif
 #endif
        /* Load u-boot */
-       spl_nand_load_element(CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_OFFS, header);
+       err = spl_nand_load_element(CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_OFFS, header);
        nand_deselect();
+       return err;
 }
 #endif
 
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:    GPL-2.0+
  */
 #include <common.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 #include <net.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-void spl_net_load_image(const char *device)
+int spl_net_load_image(const char *device)
 {
        int rv;
 
        rv = eth_initialize();
        if (rv == 0) {
                printf("No Ethernet devices found\n");
-               hang();
+               return -ENODEV;
        }
        if (device)
                setenv("ethact", device);
        rv = net_loop(BOOTP);
        if (rv < 0) {
                printf("Problem booting with BOOTP\n");
-               hang();
+               return rv;
        }
        spl_parse_image_header((struct image_header *)load_addr);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 
-void spl_nor_load_image(void)
+int spl_nor_load_image(void)
 {
        /*
         * Loading of the payload to SDRAM is done with skipping of
                               (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_FDT_BASE),
                               (16 << 10));
 
-                       return;
+                       return 0;
                } else {
                        puts("The Expected Linux image was not found.\n"
                             "Please check your NOR configuration.\n"
        memcpy((void *)spl_image.load_addr,
               (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_UBOOT_BASE + sizeof(struct image_header)),
               spl_image.size);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <onenand_uboot.h>
 
-void spl_onenand_load_image(void)
+int spl_onenand_load_image(void)
 {
        struct image_header *header;
 
        spl_parse_image_header(header);
        onenand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_SYS_ONENAND_U_BOOT_OFFS,
                spl_image.size, (void *)spl_image.load_addr);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
 #include <sata.h>
 #include <scsi.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fat.h>
 #include <image.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-void spl_sata_load_image(void)
+int spl_sata_load_image(void)
 {
        int err;
        block_dev_desc_t *stor_dev;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
                printf("spl: sata init failed: err - %d\n", err);
 #endif
-               hang();
+               return err;
        } else {
                /* try to recognize storage devices immediately */
                scsi_scan(0);
                stor_dev = scsi_get_dev(0);
+               if (!stor_dev)
+                       return -ENODEV;
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
                                CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME);
        if (err) {
                puts("Error loading sata device\n");
-               hang();
+               return err;
        }
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <usb.h>
 #include <fat.h>
 
 static int usb_stor_curr_dev = -1; /* current device */
 #endif
 
-void spl_usb_load_image(void)
+int spl_usb_load_image(void)
 {
        int err;
        block_dev_desc_t *stor_dev;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
                printf("%s: usb init failed: err - %d\n", __func__, err);
 #endif
-               hang();
+               return err;
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_STORAGE
        /* try to recognize storage devices immediately */
        usb_stor_curr_dev = usb_stor_scan(1);
        stor_dev = usb_stor_get_dev(usb_stor_curr_dev);
+       if (!stor_dev)
+               return -ENODEV;
 #endif
 
        debug("boot mode - FAT\n");
                                CONFIG_SYS_USB_FAT_BOOT_PARTITION,
                                CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME);
 
-               if (err) {
-                       puts("Error loading USB device\n");
-                       hang();
-               }
+       if (err) {
+               puts("Error loading from USB device\n");
+               return err;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
        return -1;
 }
 
-void spl_ymodem_load_image(void)
+int spl_ymodem_load_image(void)
 {
        int size = 0;
        int err;
                }
        } else {
                printf("spl: ymodem err - %s\n", xyzModem_error(err));
-               hang();
+               return ret;
        }
 
        xyzModem_stream_close(&err);
        xyzModem_stream_terminate(false, &getcymodem);
 
        printf("Loaded %d bytes\n", size);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <spi.h>
 #include <spi_flash.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
  * configured and available since this code loads the main U-Boot image
  * from SPI into SDRAM and starts it from there.
  */
-void spl_spi_load_image(void)
+int spl_spi_load_image(void)
 {
+       int err = 0;
        struct spi_flash *flash;
        struct image_header *header;
 
                                CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_MODE);
        if (!flash) {
                puts("SPI probe failed.\n");
-               hang();
+               return -ENODEV;
        }
 
        /* use CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE as temporary storage area */
 #endif
        {
                /* Load u-boot, mkimage header is 64 bytes. */
-               spi_flash_read(flash, CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS, 0x40,
-                              (void *)header);
+               err = spi_flash_read(flash, CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS, 0x40,
+                                    (void *)header);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+
                spl_parse_image_header(header);
-               spi_flash_read(flash, CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS,
+               err = spi_flash_read(flash, CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS,
                               spl_image.size, (void *)spl_image.load_addr);
        }
+
+       return err;
 }
 
 void spl_display_print(void);
 
 /* NAND SPL functions */
-void spl_nand_load_image(void);
+int spl_nand_load_image(void);
 
 /* OneNAND SPL functions */
-void spl_onenand_load_image(void);
+int spl_onenand_load_image(void);
 
 /* NOR SPL functions */
-void spl_nor_load_image(void);
+int spl_nor_load_image(void);
 
 /* MMC SPL functions */
-void spl_mmc_load_image(void);
+int spl_mmc_load_image(void);
 
 /* YMODEM SPL functions */
-void spl_ymodem_load_image(void);
+int spl_ymodem_load_image(void);
 
 /* SPI SPL functions */
-void spl_spi_load_image(void);
+int spl_spi_load_image(void);
 
 /* Ethernet SPL functions */
-void spl_net_load_image(const char *device);
+int spl_net_load_image(const char *device);
 
 /* USB SPL functions */
-void spl_usb_load_image(void);
+int spl_usb_load_image(void);
 
 /* SATA SPL functions */
-void spl_sata_load_image(void);
+int spl_sata_load_image(void);
 
 /* SPL FAT image functions */
 int spl_load_image_fat(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition, const char *filename);