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 <[email protected]> --- v2: Remove "Error: " in error meassage --- drivers/video/backlight/gpio_backlight.c | 10 +++------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/gpio_backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/gpio_backlight.c index 6f78d928f054..4ff3939e5f7e 100644 --- a/drivers/video/backlight/gpio_backlight.c +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/gpio_backlight.c @@ -64,13 +64,9 @@ static int gpio_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) def_value = device_property_read_bool(dev, "default-on"); gbl->gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(dev, NULL, GPIOD_ASIS); - if (IS_ERR(gbl->gpiod)) { - ret = PTR_ERR(gbl->gpiod); - if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER) - dev_err(dev, - "Error: The gpios parameter is missing or invalid.\n"); - return ret; - } + if (IS_ERR(gbl->gpiod)) + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(gbl->gpiod), + "The gpios parameter is missing or invalid.\n"); memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props)); props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW; -- 2.25.1
