linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] gpiolib: use dev_err() when gpiod_configure

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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:59:10 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To: "Peng Fan (OSS)" <peng.fan@....nxp.com>
Cc: linus.walleij@...aro.org, brgl@...ev.pl, andy@...nel.org, 
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] gpiolib: use dev_err() when gpiod_configure_flags failed

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM Peng Fan (OSS) <peng.fan@....nxp.com> wrote:
>
> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
>
> When gpio-ranges property was missed to be added in the gpio node,
> using dev_err() to show an error message will helping to locate issues
> easier.

Bart, are you aware that this will add yet another possibility of
scary '(null)' in the error level, which is much likely visible to the
end users?

I propose to apply my fix first to avoid this happening.
20240320165930.1182653-1-andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko