linux-kernel - [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: Improve subordinate PHY error message

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Date:   Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:43:13 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: Improve subordinate PHY error message

It is not very informative to know the DSA master device when a
subordinate network device fails to get its PHY setup. Provide the
device name and capitalize PHY while we are it.

Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
---
 net/dsa/slave.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 4c7f086a047b..e147e10b411c 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1795,7 +1795,8 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_port *port)
 
 	ret = dsa_slave_phy_setup(slave_dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		netdev_err(master, "error %d setting up slave phy\n", ret);
+		netdev_err(master, "error %d setting up slave PHY for %s\n",
+			   ret, slave_dev->name);
 		goto out_gcells;
 	}
 
-- 
2.17.1