linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] rtc: rtc-asm9260: Switch to use dev_err

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Message-ID: <5e8d8441-ea4f-4da7-b55c-156da7fb0331@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:37:30 +0200
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Yang Ruibin <11162571@...o.com>,
 Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: opensource.kernel@...o.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] rtc: rtc-asm9260: Switch to use dev_err_probe()

On 28/08/2024 14:25, Yang Ruibin wrote:
> use dev_err_probe() instead of dev_err() to simplify the error path and
> standardize the format of the error code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yang Ruibin <11162571@...o.com>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-asm9260.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-asm9260.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-asm9260.c
> index a83b47e0d..2b7058ebb 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-asm9260.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-asm9260.c
> @@ -268,10 +268,8 @@ static int asm9260_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		return PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
>  
>  	ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		dev_err(dev, "Failed to enable clk!\n");
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> +	if (ret)
> +		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to prepare clk!\n");
>  

There is little simplification here, plus this cannot really defer. I
think it would be fine as part of other cleanups but as standalone
single patch I see no benefits of this.

Best regards,
Krzysztof