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Message-ID: <9318f9be-88f3-5405-11fa-b51a8ada7c2c@microchip.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:25:45 +0200
From:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>
To:     Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@...du.com>
CC:     Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@...rochip.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: cadence: macb: Make use of the helper function
 dev_err_probe()

On 15/09/2021 at 16:58, Cai Huoqing wrote:
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> 
> When possible use dev_err_probe help to properly deal with the
> PROBE_DEFER error, the benefit is that DEFER issue will be logged
> in the devices_deferred debugfs file.

Well, I don't see where the PROBE_DEFER error could be triggered by the 
call graph of this function: can you please point me to where this error 
could come from?

Best regards,
   Nicolas


> And using dev_err_probe() can reduce code size, and simplify the code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@...du.com>

NACK, for now.

> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_pci.c | 6 ++----
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_pci.c
> index 8b7b59908a1a..d09c570a15ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_pci.c
> @@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ static int macb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
> 
>          /* enable pci device */
>          err = pcim_enable_device(pdev);
> -       if (err < 0) {
> -               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Enabling PCI device has failed: %d", err);
> -               return err;
> -       }
> +       if (err < 0)
> +               return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, err, "Enabling PCI device has failed\n");
> 
>          pci_set_master(pdev);
> 
> --
> 2.25.1
> 


-- 
Nicolas Ferre