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/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c index 061a105afb86..a9df8ee79810 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c @@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ static int mmphw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) /* get clock */ ctrl->clk = devm_clk_get(ctrl->dev, mi->clk_name); if (IS_ERR(ctrl->clk)) { - dev_err(ctrl->dev, "unable to get clk %s\n", mi->clk_name); + dev_err_probe(ctrl->dev, ret, + "unable to get clk %s\n", mi->clk_name); ret = -ENOENT; goto failed; } -- 2.25.1