diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index a578bb0..f714bb4 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,17 @@
     struct fb_var_screeninfo info;
 
     int fb_fd = openFb(HWC_DISPLAY_PRIMARY);
-
-    if (ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &info) == -1)
+    if(fb_fd < 0) {
+        ALOGE("%s: Error Opening FB : %s", __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
         return -errno;
+    }
+
+    if (ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &info) == -1) {
+        ALOGE("%s:Error in ioctl FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO: %s", __FUNCTION__,
+                                                       strerror(errno));
+        close(fb_fd);
+        return -errno;
+    }
 
     if (int(info.width) <= 0 || int(info.height) <= 0) {
         // the driver doesn't return that information
@@ -72,7 +80,9 @@
     metadata.op = metadata_op_frame_rate;
 
     if (ioctl(fb_fd, MSMFB_METADATA_GET, &metadata) == -1) {
-        ALOGE("Error retrieving panel frame rate");
+        ALOGE("%s:Error retrieving panel frame rate: %s", __FUNCTION__,
+                                                      strerror(errno));
+        close(fb_fd);
         return -errno;
     }
 
@@ -83,11 +93,12 @@
     float fps  = info.reserved[3] & 0xFF;
 #endif
 
-    if (ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &finfo) == -1)
+    if (ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &finfo) == -1) {
+        ALOGE("%s:Error in ioctl FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO: %s", __FUNCTION__,
+                                                       strerror(errno));
+        close(fb_fd);
         return -errno;
-
-    if (finfo.smem_len <= 0)
-        return -errno;
+    }
 
     ctx->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_PRIMARY].fd = fb_fd;
     //xres, yres may not be 32 aligned