Re: [PATCH 10/32] media: i2c: imx335: Use %pe format specifier

From: Kieran Bingham

Date: Mon Oct 13 2025 - 11:03:30 EST


Quoting Ricardo Ribalda (2025-10-13 15:14:50)
> The %pe format specifier is designed to print error pointers. It prints
> a symbolic error name (eg. -EINVAL) and it makes the code simpler by
> omitting PTR_ERR().
>
> This patch fixes this cocci report:
> ./i2c/imx335.c:1013:3-10: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()

Ohhh nice. Is this new ? First I've come across it.



> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/media/i2c/imx335.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx335.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx335.c
> index c043df2f15fb25b3a56422092f99a1fd9a508fa9..71ed9a0d84a252ee362621c4d38001508fb86d28 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx335.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx335.c
> @@ -1009,8 +1009,8 @@ static int imx335_parse_hw_config(struct imx335 *imx335)
> imx335->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(imx335->dev, "reset",
> GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
> if (IS_ERR(imx335->reset_gpio)) {
> - dev_err(imx335->dev, "failed to get reset gpio %ld\n",
> - PTR_ERR(imx335->reset_gpio));
> + dev_err(imx335->dev, "failed to get reset gpio %pe\n",
> + imx335->reset_gpio);

Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> return PTR_ERR(imx335->reset_gpio);
> }
>
>
> --
> 2.51.0.760.g7b8bcc2412-goog
>