In the probe path, dev_err() can be replaced with dev_err_probe() which will check if error code is -EPROBE_DEFER and prints the error name. It also sets the defer probe reason which can be checked later through debugfs. It's more simple in error path. Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c | 9 +++------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c index 34b9f8140187..3dc5c04e7cbf 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c +++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c @@ -230,12 +230,9 @@ int usb_phy_gen_create_phy(struct device *dev, struct usb_phy_generic *nop) err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(nop->gpiod_vbus); } - if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER) - return -EPROBE_DEFER; - if (err) { - dev_err(dev, "Error requesting RESET or VBUS GPIO\n"); - return err; - } + if (err) + return dev_err_probe(dev, err, + "Error requesting RESET or VBUS GPIO\n"); if (nop->gpiod_reset) gpiod_direction_output(nop->gpiod_reset, 1); -- 2.25.1