[PATCH 2/3] usb: misc: Use %pe to print error pointers

From: Subasri S

Date: Sun Jul 19 2026 - 08:59:10 EST


Use the %pe format specifier instead of %ld with PTR_ERR() for printing
error pointers in various drivers across usb subsystem.
This prints symbolic error names (e.g.-ENOMEM) instead of
errno numbers (e.g. -12), making error logs more readable.

This patch fixes coccinelle reported warnings:
./misc/usb3503.c:206:5-12: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()
./atm/usbatm.c:983:14-21: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()
./core/hub.c:5675:6-13: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()
./gadget/function/u_serial.c:1315:24-31: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()
./dwc2/pci.c:72:3-10: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()

Compile tested only.

Signed-off-by: Subasri S <subasris1210@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c | 4 ++--
drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 4 ++--
drivers/usb/dwc2/pci.c | 4 ++--
drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c | 4 ++--
drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c | 4 ++--
5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
index 9600e1ec0993..c78caa1b57c9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ static int usbatm_heavy_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
t = kthread_create(usbatm_do_heavy_init, instance, "%s",
instance->driver->driver_name);
if (IS_ERR(t)) {
- usb_err(instance, "%s: failed to create kernel_thread (%ld)!\n",
- __func__, PTR_ERR(t));
+ usb_err(instance, "%s: failed to create kernel_thread (%pe)!\n",
+ __func__, t);
return PTR_ERR(t);
}

diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 5262e11c12cd..5e33e3984499 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -5671,8 +5671,8 @@ static void hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1,
descr = usb_get_device_descriptor(udev);
if (IS_ERR(descr)) {
dev_dbg(&udev->dev,
- "can't read device descriptor %ld\n",
- PTR_ERR(descr));
+ "can't read device descriptor %pe\n",
+ descr);
} else {
if (descriptors_changed(udev, descr,
udev->bos)) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc2/pci.c b/drivers/usb/dwc2/pci.c
index f3a1e4232a31..9845327f95c5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc2/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc2/pci.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static int dwc2_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,

phy = usb_phy_generic_register();
if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
- dev_err(dev, "error registering generic PHY (%ld)\n",
- PTR_ERR(phy));
+ dev_err(dev, "error registering generic PHY (%pe)\n",
+ phy);
return PTR_ERR(phy);
}

diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
index cdd1dfc666c4..da31e5cea0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
@@ -1311,8 +1311,8 @@ int gserial_alloc_line_no_console(unsigned char *line_num)
tty_dev = tty_port_register_device(&port->port,
gs_tty_driver, port_num, NULL);
if (IS_ERR(tty_dev)) {
- pr_err("%s: failed to register tty for port %d, err %ld\n",
- __func__, port_num, PTR_ERR(tty_dev));
+ pr_err("%s: failed to register tty for port %d, err %pe\n",
+ __func__, port_num, tty_dev);

ret = PTR_ERR(tty_dev);
mutex_lock(&ports[port_num].lock);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c
index 759770a13260..3ac57d31376c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ static int usb3503_probe(struct usb3503 *hub)

hub->clk = devm_clk_get_optional(dev, "refclk");
if (IS_ERR(hub->clk)) {
- dev_err(dev, "unable to request refclk (%ld)\n",
- PTR_ERR(hub->clk));
+ dev_err(dev, "unable to request refclk (%pe)\n",
+ hub->clk);
return PTR_ERR(hub->clk);
}


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