Re: [PATCH v2] remoteproc: use %pe format string to print return error code

From: Mark-PK Tsai
Date: Thu Nov 11 2021 - 21:13:18 EST


> Hi Mark,
>
>
> >
> > Use %pe format string to print return error code which
> > make the error message easier to understand.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mark-PK Tsai <mark-pk.tsai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c | 4 ++--
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> > index 502b6604b757..2242da320368 100644
> > --- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> > @@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ static int rproc_handle_vdev(struct rproc *rproc, void *ptr,
> > dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent));
> > if (ret) {
> > dev_warn(dev,
> > - "Failed to set DMA mask %llx. Trying to continue... %x\n",
> > - dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent), ret);
> > + "Failed to set DMA mask %llx. Trying to continue... (%pe)\n",
> > + dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent), ERR_PTR(ret));
>
> Macro ERR_PTR() is used to convert error codes to pointer type when
> returning from a function - I fail to see how doing so in a dev_warn()
> context can make the message easier to understand. Can you provide an
> example?

Hi,

When dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent() fail, the output log will be as following.

format log
%x Trying to continue... fffffffb
%d Trying to continue... -5
%pe Trying to continue... -5 (if CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME is not set)
%pe Trying to continue... -EIO (if CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME=y)