EPROBE_DEFER is not an error, hence printing an error message like
sh-eth ee700000.ethernet: failed to initialise MDIO
may confuse the user.
To fix this, suppress the error message in case of probe deferral.
While at it, shorten the message, and add the actual error code.
Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index c85222b02754f5a7..2d686ccf971b1b65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -3220,7 +3220,8 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* MDIO bus init */
ret = sh_mdio_init(mdp, pd);
if (ret) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to initialise MDIO\n");
+ if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "MDIO init failed: %d\n", ret);
goto out_release;
}
--
2.7.4
