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/iio/adc/ti-ads7950.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7950.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7950.c index a2b83f0bd526..a7efa3eada2c 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7950.c +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7950.c @@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ static int ti_ads7950_probe(struct spi_device *spi) st->reg = devm_regulator_get(&spi->dev, "vref"); if (IS_ERR(st->reg)) { - dev_err(&spi->dev, "Failed to get regulator \"vref\"\n"); - ret = PTR_ERR(st->reg); + ret = dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, PTR_ERR(st->reg), + "Failed to get regulator \"vref\"\n"); goto error_destroy_mutex; } -- 2.25.1