devm_regulator_register() can return -EPROBE_DEFER, so better use dev_err_probe() instead of dev_err(), it is less verbose in such a case. It is also more informative, which can't hurt. Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c index 5541d26e8623..e000674d50df 100644 --- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c +++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c @@ -3016,11 +3016,10 @@ static int pmbus_regulator_register(struct pmbus_data *data) rdev = devm_regulator_register(dev, &info->reg_desc[i], &config); - if (IS_ERR(rdev)) { - dev_err(dev, "Failed to register %s regulator\n", - info->reg_desc[i].name); - return PTR_ERR(rdev); - } + if (IS_ERR(rdev)) + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(rdev), + "Failed to register %s regulator\n", + info->reg_desc[i].name); } return 0; -- 2.34.1