When possible use dev_err_probe help to properly deal with the PROBE_DEFER error, the benefit is that DEFER issue will be logged in the devices_deferred debugfs file. Using dev_err_probe() can reduce code size, and the error value gets printed. Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/bd6107.c | 16 ++++++---------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/bd6107.c b/drivers/video/backlight/bd6107.c index 515184fbe33a..e21b793302a2 100644 --- a/drivers/video/backlight/bd6107.c +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/bd6107.c @@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static int bd6107_probe(struct i2c_client *client, struct backlight_device *backlight; struct backlight_properties props; struct bd6107 *bd; - int ret; if (pdata == NULL) { dev_err(&client->dev, "No platform data\n"); @@ -148,11 +147,9 @@ static int bd6107_probe(struct i2c_client *client, * the reset. */ bd->reset = devm_gpiod_get(&client->dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); - if (IS_ERR(bd->reset)) { - dev_err(&client->dev, "unable to request reset GPIO\n"); - ret = PTR_ERR(bd->reset); - return ret; - } + if (IS_ERR(bd->reset)) + return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(bd->reset), + "unable to request reset GPIO\n"); memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props)); props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW; @@ -164,10 +161,9 @@ static int bd6107_probe(struct i2c_client *client, dev_name(&client->dev), &bd->client->dev, bd, &bd6107_backlight_ops, &props); - if (IS_ERR(backlight)) { - dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to register backlight\n"); - return PTR_ERR(backlight); - } + if (IS_ERR(backlight)) + return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(backlight), + "failed to register backlight\n"); backlight_update_status(backlight); i2c_set_clientdata(client, backlight); -- 2.25.1