Re: [PATCH v7 8/9] iio: ssp_sensors: Use dev_err_probe

[Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>]

On Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:47:09 +0530
Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>
> 
> dev_err_probe() makes error code handling simpler and handle
> deferred probe nicely (avoid spamming logs).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>
> ---
> changes in v7:
> - Drop redundant else with refactor as guided by Andy
> - Add new change in series for local dev variable with input from Andy
> - v6 change: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260415050749.3858046-7-sanjayembedded@gmail.com/
> ---
>  drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c | 38 +++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
> index 5415efc7bf48..22d26980baa2 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
> @@ -517,25 +517,19 @@ static int ssp_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
>  	int ret, i;
>  
>  	data = ssp_parse_dt(dev);
> -	if (!data) {
> -		dev_err(dev, "Failed to find platform data\n");
> -		return -ENODEV;
> -	}
> +	if (!data)
> +		return dev_err_probe(dev, -ENODEV, "Failed to find platform data\n");
>  
> -	ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(dev, PLATFORM_DEVID_NONE,
> -				   sensorhub_sensor_devs,
> +	ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(dev, PLATFORM_DEVID_NONE, sensorhub_sensor_devs,

Unrelated change. Should not be in this patch.

>  				   ARRAY_SIZE(sensorhub_sensor_devs), NULL, 0, NULL);
> -	if (ret < 0) {
> -		dev_err(dev, "mfd add devices fail\n");
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> +

Normal to not have a blank line between call and error check, so why one here?

> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "mfd add devices fail\n");
>