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/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c index eaa8714ad19d..f5c053940cbf 100644 --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c @@ -1337,11 +1337,8 @@ static int ads7846_probe(struct spi_device *spi) ads7846_setup_spi_msg(ts, pdata); ts->reg = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vcc"); - if (IS_ERR(ts->reg)) { - err = PTR_ERR(ts->reg); - dev_err(dev, "unable to get regulator: %d\n", err); - return err; - } + if (IS_ERR(ts->reg)) + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(ts->reg), "unable to get regulator\n"); err = regulator_enable(ts->reg); if (err) { -- 2.25.1