[PATCH] iio: adc: ti-adc*: use dev_err_probe for probe time errors

From: Prashant Rahul

Date: Tue Jun 16 2026 - 09:09:03 EST


This simplifies error handling and ensures consistent error reporting.
Also add missing error messages in a few probe paths where failures were
previously returned without any diagnostics.

Signed-off-by: Prashant Rahul <prashantrahul23@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc081c.c | 10 ++++------
drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c | 6 +++---
drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc084s021.c | 3 +--
drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc108s102.c | 2 +-
drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc128s052.c | 2 +-
drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c | 6 +++---
6 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc081c.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc081c.c
index 33f82bdfeb94..f6ce23975b80 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc081c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc081c.c
@@ -174,26 +174,24 @@ static int adc081c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)

err = regulator_enable(adc->ref);
if (err < 0)
- return err;
+ return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, err, "failed to enable regulator\n");

err = devm_add_action_or_reset(&client->dev, adc081c_reg_disable,
adc->ref);
if (err)
- return err;
+ return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, err, "failed to register cleanup action\n");

iio->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
iio->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
iio->info = &adc081c_info;

iio->channels = model->channels;
iio->num_channels = ADC081C_NUM_CHANNELS;

err = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(&client->dev, iio, NULL,
adc081c_trigger_handler, NULL);
- if (err < 0) {
- dev_err(&client->dev, "iio triggered buffer setup failed\n");
- return err;
- }
+ if (err < 0)
+ return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, err, "iio triggered buffer setup failed\n");

return devm_iio_device_register(&client->dev, iio);
}
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
index cfcdafbe284b..ecd5dbb76e75 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
@@ -289,17 +289,17 @@ static int adc0832_probe(struct spi_device *spi)

ret = regulator_enable(adc->reg);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "failed to enable regulator\n");

ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&spi->dev, adc0832_reg_disable,
adc->reg);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "failed to register cleanup action\n");

ret = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(&spi->dev, indio_dev, NULL,
adc0832_trigger_handler, NULL);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "iio triggered buffer setup failed\n");

return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
}
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc084s021.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc084s021.c
index a100f770fa1c..9c7ee09955ca 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc084s021.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc084s021.c
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ static int adc084s021_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
adc084s021_buffer_trigger_handler,
&adc084s021_buffer_setup_ops);
if (ret) {
- dev_err(&spi->dev, "Failed to setup triggered buffer\n");
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "Failed to setup triggered buffer\n");
}

return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc108s102.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc108s102.c
index 7d615e2bbf39..440afe584f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc108s102.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc108s102.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int adc108s102_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
&adc108s102_trigger_handler,
NULL);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "iio triggered buffer setup failed\n");

ret = devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc128s052.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc128s052.c
index 4ae65793ad9b..14ed60895ac7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc128s052.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc128s052.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int adc128_probe(struct spi_device *spi)

ret = devm_mutex_init(&spi->dev, &adc->lock);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "failed to initialize mutex\n");

return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
}
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c
index be1cc2e77862..10c25770a7a6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c
@@ -207,17 +207,17 @@ static int ti_adc_probe(struct spi_device *spi)

ret = regulator_enable(data->ref);
if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "failed to enable regulator\n");

ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&spi->dev, ti_adc_reg_disable,
data->ref);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "failed to add cleanup action\n");

ret = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(&spi->dev, indio_dev, NULL,
ti_adc_trigger_handler, NULL);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret, "iio triggered buffer setup failed\n");

return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
}
--
2.54.0