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/dac/ds4424.c | 9 +++------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ds4424.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ds4424.c index 79527fbc250a..5a5e967b0be4 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/dac/ds4424.c +++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ds4424.c @@ -232,12 +232,9 @@ static int ds4424_probe(struct i2c_client *client, indio_dev->name = id->name; data->vcc_reg = devm_regulator_get(&client->dev, "vcc"); - if (IS_ERR(data->vcc_reg)) { - dev_err(&client->dev, - "Failed to get vcc-supply regulator. err: %ld\n", - PTR_ERR(data->vcc_reg)); - return PTR_ERR(data->vcc_reg); - } + if (IS_ERR(data->vcc_reg)) + return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(data->vcc_reg), + "Failed to get vcc-supply regulator.\n"); mutex_init(&data->lock); ret = regulator_enable(data->vcc_reg); -- 2.25.1