linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/5] ptp_ocp: use dev_err

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Date:   Thu, 9 Jun 2022 22:45:23 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/5] ptp_ocp: use dev_err_probe()

On Wed,  8 Jun 2022 15:03:54 +0300 Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> Simplify the error path in ->probe() and unify message format a bit
> by using dev_err_probe().

Let's not do this. I get that using dev_err_probe() even without
possibility of -EPROBE_DEFER is acceptable, but converting
existing drivers is too much IMO. Acceptable < best practice.