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/light/cm3605.c | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/cm3605.c b/drivers/iio/light/cm3605.c index 4c83953672be..0b90564213e8 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/light/cm3605.c +++ b/drivers/iio/light/cm3605.c @@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ static int cm3605_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) } cm3605->vdd = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vdd"); - if (IS_ERR(cm3605->vdd)) { - dev_err(dev, "failed to get VDD regulator\n"); - return PTR_ERR(cm3605->vdd); - } + if (IS_ERR(cm3605->vdd)) + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(cm3605->vdd), + "failed to get VDD regulator\n"); + ret = regulator_enable(cm3605->vdd); if (ret) { dev_err(dev, "failed to enable VDD regulator\n"); @@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ static int cm3605_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) cm3605->aset = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "aset", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); if (IS_ERR(cm3605->aset)) { - dev_err(dev, "no ASET GPIO\n"); - ret = PTR_ERR(cm3605->aset); + ret = dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(cm3605->aset), "no ASET GPIO\n"); goto out_disable_vdd; } -- 2.25.1