[PATCH 1/3] hwrng: drivers - Remove redundant dev_err()/dev_err_probe()

From: Pan Chuang

Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 06:54:25 EST


Since commit 55b48e23f5c4 ("genirq/devres: Add error handling in
devm_request_*_irq()"), devm_request_irq() automatically logs
detailed error messages on failure. Remove the now-redundant
driver-specific dev_err() and dev_err_probe() calls.

Signed-off-by: Pan Chuang <panchuang@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/hw_random/airoha-trng.c | 4 +---
drivers/char/hw_random/cctrng.c | 2 +-
drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c | 2 +-
drivers/char/hw_random/jh7110-trng.c | 3 +--
drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c | 5 +----
drivers/char/hw_random/xgene-rng.c | 2 +-
6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/airoha-trng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/airoha-trng.c
index 076519a2f100..98c131ee9891 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/airoha-trng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/airoha-trng.c
@@ -186,10 +186,8 @@ static int airoha_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
airoha_trng_irq_mask(trng);
ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, airoha_trng_irq, 0,
pdev->name, (void *)trng);
- if (ret) {
- dev_err(dev, "Can't get interrupt working.\n");
+ if (ret)
return ret;
- }

init_completion(&trng->rng_op_done);

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/cctrng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/cctrng.c
index a5be9258037f..a6925211c3b5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/cctrng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/cctrng.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static int cctrng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* register the driver isr function */
rc = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, cc_isr, IRQF_SHARED, "cctrng", drvdata);
if (rc)
- return dev_err_probe(dev, rc, "Could not register to interrupt %d\n", irq);
+ return rc;
dev_dbg(dev, "Registered to IRQ: %d\n", irq);

/* Clear all pending interrupts */
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c
index 28c56c2d1bf6..bae8cdca13fe 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int __init imx_rngc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
irq, imx_rngc_irq, 0, pdev->name, (void *)rngc);
if (ret) {
clk_disable_unprepare(rngc->clk);
- return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Can't get interrupt working.\n");
+ return ret;
}

if (self_test) {
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/jh7110-trng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/jh7110-trng.c
index 4712c3c530e4..aee12caab578 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/jh7110-trng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/jh7110-trng.c
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ static int starfive_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, starfive_trng_irq, 0, pdev->name,
(void *)trng);
if (ret)
- return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
- "Failed to register interrupt handler\n");
+ return ret;

trng->hclk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "hclk");
if (IS_ERR(trng->hclk))
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
index 5e8b50f15db7..327643ba971c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
@@ -391,11 +391,8 @@ static int of_get_omap_rng_device_details(struct omap_rng_dev *priv,

err = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, omap4_rng_irq,
IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE, dev_name(dev), priv);
- if (err) {
- dev_err(dev, "unable to request irq %d, err = %d\n",
- irq, err);
+ if (err)
return err;
- }

/*
* On OMAP4, enabling the shutdown_oflo interrupt is
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/xgene-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/xgene-rng.c
index 1f4b95341c2e..629dc85c3741 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/xgene-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/xgene-rng.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int xgene_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
rc = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, ctx->irq, xgene_rng_irq_handler, 0,
dev_name(&pdev->dev), ctx);
if (rc)
- return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, rc, "Could not request RNG alarm IRQ\n");
+ return rc;

/* Enable IP clock */
clk = devm_clk_get_optional_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
--
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