[PATCH v6 1/8] spmi: Print error status with %pe format
Andy Shevchenko
andriy.shevchenko at intel.com
Sat Oct 18 12:12:48 PDT 2025
On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 12:43:55PM +0200, AngeloGioacchino Del Regno wrote:
> Instead of printing just a number, use the %pe format for error
> status, increasing readability of error prints.
...
> err = device_add(&sdev->dev);
> if (err < 0) {
> - dev_err(&sdev->dev, "Can't add %s, status %d\n",
> - dev_name(&sdev->dev), err);
> + dev_err(&sdev->dev, "Can't add %s, status %pe\n",
> + dev_name(&sdev->dev), ERR_PTR(err));
LOL, I only now noticed that the parameter to dev_err() and dev_name() is the
same. For christ's sake, why do we need dev_name()?
> goto err_device_add;
> }
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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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