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/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c index 005ac3c17aa1..ae76a2111c77 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/da8xx-fb.c @@ -1354,10 +1354,9 @@ static int fb_probe(struct platform_device *device) return PTR_ERR(da8xx_fb_reg_base); tmp_lcdc_clk = devm_clk_get(&device->dev, "fck"); - if (IS_ERR(tmp_lcdc_clk)) { - dev_err(&device->dev, "Can not get device clock\n"); - return PTR_ERR(tmp_lcdc_clk); - } + if (IS_ERR(tmp_lcdc_clk)) + return dev_err_probe(&device->dev, PTR_ERR(tmp_lcdc_clk), + "Can not get device clock\n"); pm_runtime_enable(&device->dev); pm_runtime_get_sync(&device->dev); -- 2.25.1