Use the dev_err_probe function instead of dev_err in the probe function so that the printed messge includes the return value and also handles -EPROBE_DEFER nicely. Signed-off-by: Liao Chang <liaochang1@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-dln2.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-dln2.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-dln2.c index 4f02cc2fb567..631109c7a098 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-dln2.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-dln2.c @@ -218,10 +218,8 @@ static int dln2_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) /* initialize the i2c interface */ ret = dln2_i2c_enable(dln2, true); - if (ret < 0) { - dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize adapter: %d\n", ret); - return ret; - } + if (ret < 0) + return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to initialize adapter\n"); /* and finally attach to i2c layer */ ret = i2c_add_adapter(&dln2->adapter); -- 2.25.1