Re: [PATCH] driver core: platform: Make use of the helper function dev_err_probe()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 11:09:59AM +0800, Cai Huoqing wrote:
> When possible using dev_err_probe() helps to properly deal with the
> PROBE_DEFER error, the benefit is that DEFER issue will be logged
> in the devices_deferred debugfs file.
> BTW rename 'dev' to 'pdev'.

"BTW"???

> Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@baidu.com>
> ---
>  drivers/base/platform.c | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
> index 598acf93a360..5befd3258677 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/platform.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
> @@ -253,13 +253,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_get_irq_optional);
>   *
>   * Return: non-zero IRQ number on success, negative error number on failure.
>   */
> -int platform_get_irq(struct platform_device *dev, unsigned int num)
> +int platform_get_irq(struct platform_device *pdev, unsigned int num)

Why change the variable name?  It has nothing to do with this change,
please do not do that.

thanks,

greg k-h