Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] iio: imu: bmi160_spi: Use vsprintf extension %pe for symbolic error name

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Sat Mar 28 2020 - 10:20:52 EST


On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:53:10 +0530
Nishant Malpani <nish.malpani25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Utilize %pe format specifier from vsprintf while printing error logs
> with dev_err(). Discards the use of unnecessary explicit casting and
> prints symbolic error name which might prove to be convenient during
> debugging.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nishant Malpani <nish.malpani25@xxxxxxxxx>
Applied,

Thanks,

Jonathan
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Rewrite commit subject line outlining the usage of %pe.
> - Add a separator between regmap and its error name.
>
> Based on conversations in [1] & [2].
>
> [1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-iio&m=158427554607223&w=2
> [2] https://marc.info/?l=linux-iio&m=158481647605891&w=2
> ---
> drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c b/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c
> index c19e3df35559..61389b41c6d9 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/imu/bmi160/bmi160_spi.c
> @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ static int bmi160_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
>
> regmap = devm_regmap_init_spi(spi, &bmi160_regmap_config);
> if (IS_ERR(regmap)) {
> - dev_err(&spi->dev, "Failed to register spi regmap %d\n",
> - (int)PTR_ERR(regmap));
> + dev_err(&spi->dev, "Failed to register spi regmap: %pe\n",
> + regmap);
> return PTR_ERR(regmap);
> }
> return bmi160_core_probe(&spi->dev, regmap, id->name, true);