linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] dev_printk: add dev_errp

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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 15:18:59 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Nuno Sa <nuno.sa@...log.com>, Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>
Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Olivier Moysan <olivier.moysan@...s.st.com>,
	Jyoti Bhayana <jbhayana@...gle.com>,
	Chris Down <chris@...isdown.name>,
	John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] dev_printk: add dev_errp_probe() helper

On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 03:15:35PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> +Cc: Andi
> 
> On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 01:06:22PM +0200, Nuno Sa wrote:
> > This series adds a dev_errp_probe() helper. This is similar to
> > dev_err_probe() but for cases where an ERR_PTR() is to be returned
> > simplifying patterns like:
> > 
> > 	dev_err_probe(dev, ret, ...);
> > 	return ERR_PTR(ret)
> 
> What about ERR_CAST() cases?
> 
> > The other three patches are adding users for it. The main motivator for
> > this were the changes in the commit ("iio: temperature: ltc2983: convert
> > to dev_err_probe()"). Initially I just had a local helper [1] but then
> > it was suggested to try a new, common helper. As a result, I looked for
> > a couple more users.
> > 
> > I then move into dev_errp_probe() [2] but it was then suggested to separare
> > the patch series so we have onde dedicated for the printk helper.
> > 
> > [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240301-ltc2983-misc-improv-v3-1-c09516ac0efc@analog.com/
> > [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240328-ltc2983-misc-improv-v4-0-0cc428c07cd5@analog.com/
> 
> Have you seen mine?
> 
> 20220214143248.502-1-andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com
> 
> (Note, I'm pretty much fine and thankful that you take care of this)

Also you might be interested to have this
20231201151446.1593472-1-andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko