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(). v2 is applied to the togreg branch of iio.git drivers/iio/light/noa1305.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/noa1305.c b/drivers/iio/light/noa1305.c index a308fbc2fc7b..ee81fe083e4c 100644 --- a/drivers/iio/light/noa1305.c +++ b/drivers/iio/light/noa1305.c @@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ static int noa1305_probe(struct i2c_client *client, priv = iio_priv(indio_dev); priv->vin_reg = devm_regulator_get(&client->dev, "vin"); - if (IS_ERR(priv->vin_reg)) { - dev_err(&client->dev, "get regulator vin failed\n"); - return PTR_ERR(priv->vin_reg); - } + if (IS_ERR(priv->vin_reg)) + return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(priv->vin_reg), + "get regulator vin failed\n"); ret = regulator_enable(priv->vin_reg); if (ret) { -- 2.25.1