linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] media: ov5693: Simplify an error message

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:50:52 +0200
From:   Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
To:     Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@...too.org>,
        Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: ov5693: Simplify an error message

Le 21/04/2023 à 09:38, Matthias Schwarzott a écrit :
> Am 15.04.23 um 18:28 schrieb Christophe JAILLET:
>> dev_err_probe() already display the error code. There is no need to
>> duplicate it explicitly in the error message.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
>> ---
>>   drivers/media/i2c/ov5693.c | 4 ++--
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5693.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5693.c
>> index e3c3bed69ad6..d23786afd754 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5693.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5693.c
>> @@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ static int ov5693_read_reg(struct ov5693_device 
>> *ov5693, u32 addr, u32 *value)
>>       ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, msg, 2);
>>       if (ret < 0)
> 
> i2c_transfer returns the number of transmitted messages. So I think the 
> values 0 <= ret < 2 also need to be handled.

Ok, agreed.

If ok for you, I'll send a follow-up patch when/if this one is applied,
because what you spotted is unrelated to the dev_err_probe() behavior.

CJ
> 
>>           return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, ret,
>> -                     "Failed to read register 0x%04x: %d\n",
>> -                     addr & OV5693_REG_ADDR_MASK, ret);
>> +                     "Failed to read register 0x%04x\n",
>> +                     addr & OV5693_REG_ADDR_MASK);
>>       *value = 0;
>>       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
> 
>