Quoting Uwe Kleine-König (2018-11-13 01:52:10) > > I wonder if it would make sense to introduce functions like: > > struct clk *clk_get_optional(struct device *dev, const char *id) > > that return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(-ENODEV). > > Then the above would simplify to: > > pc->clks[i] = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, mtk_pwm_clk_name[i]); > if (IS_ERR(pc->clks[i]) { > if (PTR_ERR(pc->clks[i]) == -EPROBE_DEFER) > dev_err(...); > return PTR_ERR(pc->clks[i]); > } > > (added the clk people to Cc for this question). > Such a patch is already on the list and not getting much review. http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1535724443-21150-1-git-send-email-phil.edworthy@xxxxxxxxxxx