[PATCH v6 1/8] spmi: Print error status with %pe format

[AngeloGioacchino Del Regno]

Il 18/10/25 21:12, Andy Shevchenko ha scritto:
> 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()?
> 

Just only for consistency and having the exact same message as function
spmi_device_add() and nothing else.

I agree that it's not really needed; if you want I can just change the
error message in both spmi_device_add() and in the new function that I
am introducing here.

Cheers,
Angelo

>>   		goto err_device_add;
>>   	}
>