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> --- v1->v2: Remove the separate line of PTR_ERR(). drivers/iio/adc/ab8500-gpadc.c | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ab8500-gpadc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ab8500-gpadc.c index 7b5212ba5501..c58d0e2ae538 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/adc/ab8500-gpadc.c +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ab8500-gpadc.c @@ -1146,11 +1146,9 @@ static int ab8500_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) /* The VTVout LDO used to power the AB8500 GPADC */ gpadc->vddadc = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vddadc"); - if (IS_ERR(gpadc->vddadc)) { - ret = PTR_ERR(gpadc->vddadc); - dev_err(dev, "failed to get vddadc\n"); - return ret; - } + if (IS_ERR(gpadc->vddadc)) + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(gpadc->vddadc), + "failed to get vddadc\n"); ret = regulator_enable(gpadc->vddadc); if (ret) { -- 2.25.1