linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ASoC: amd: Don't show messages about deferred probing by default

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:38:47 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, Vijendar.Mukunda@....com,
        markpearson@...ovo.com, Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ASoC: amd: Don't show messages about deferred
 probing by default

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 08:27:27AM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:

> This isn't useful to a user, especially as probing will run again.
> Use the dev_err_probe helper to hide the deferrerd probing messages.

The reason we have these error messages is that they are very useful to
users if they ever find that the device isn't instantiating due to some
missing dependency or something that leaves it stuck in probe deferral,
they give some hint as to what might be wrong.

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