[PATCH 2/3] misc: Remove redundant dev_err()/dev_err_probe()

From: Pan Chuang

Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 06:06:17 EST


Since commit 55b48e23f5c4 ("genirq/devres: Add error handling in
devm_request_*_irq()"), devm_request_irq() and devm_request_threaded_irq()
automatically log 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/misc/hi6421v600-irq.c | 5 +----
drivers/misc/mrvl_cn10k_dpi.c | 4 +---
drivers/misc/tps6594-esm.c | 2 +-
drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c | 2 +-
drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c | 4 +---
5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/hi6421v600-irq.c b/drivers/misc/hi6421v600-irq.c
index 5ba40222eb12..5f65ca91b342 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/hi6421v600-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/hi6421v600-irq.c
@@ -274,11 +274,8 @@ static int hi6421v600_irq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
NULL,
IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW | IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND,
"pmic", priv);
- if (ret < 0) {
- dev_err(dev, "Failed to start IRQ handling thread: error %d\n",
- ret);
+ if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- }

return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mrvl_cn10k_dpi.c b/drivers/misc/mrvl_cn10k_dpi.c
index 7d5433121ff6..d26c53af05eb 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mrvl_cn10k_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mrvl_cn10k_dpi.c
@@ -470,10 +470,8 @@ static int dpi_irq_init(struct dpipf *dpi)

ret = devm_request_irq(dev, pci_irq_vector(pdev, DPI_MBOX_PF_VF_INT_IDX),
dpi_mbox_intr_handler, 0, "dpi-mbox", dpi);
- if (ret) {
- dev_err(dev, "DPI: request_irq failed for mbox; err=%d\n", ret);
+ if (ret)
return ret;
- }

dpi_reg_write(dpi, DPI_MBOX_VF_PF_INT_ENA_W1S, GENMASK_ULL(31, 0));

diff --git a/drivers/misc/tps6594-esm.c b/drivers/misc/tps6594-esm.c
index 2fbd3fbdf713..50e121669c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tps6594-esm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tps6594-esm.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int tps6594_esm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
tps6594_esm_isr, IRQF_ONESHOT,
pdev->resource[i].name, pdev);
if (ret)
- return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to request irq\n");
+ return ret;
}

ret = regmap_set_bits(tps->regmap, TPS6594_REG_ESM_SOC_MODE_CFG,
diff --git a/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c b/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c
index 44fa81d6cec2..c3a0d6367f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int tps6594_pfsm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
tps6594_pfsm_isr, IRQF_ONESHOT,
pdev->resource[i].name, pdev);
if (ret)
- return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to request irq\n");
+ return ret;
}

platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pfsm);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c b/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
index 3135ba3a58ee..fe7bea3b14bf 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
@@ -1390,10 +1390,8 @@ static int xsdfec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
err = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, xsdfec->irq, NULL,
xsdfec_irq_thread, IRQF_ONESHOT,
"xilinx-sdfec16", xsdfec);
- if (err < 0) {
- dev_err(dev, "unable to request IRQ%d", xsdfec->irq);
+ if (err < 0)
goto err_xsdfec_dev;
- }
}

err = ida_alloc(&dev_nrs, GFP_KERNEL);
--
2.34.1