[PATCH v2 1/5] power: Use %pe to print error pointers symbolically
From: Sumeet Pawnikar
Date: Sat Sep 12 2026 - 15:12:41 EST
Replace PTR_ERR() and %ld/%li with %pe and pass the original pointer
directly to dev_info(), dev_Warn and dev_dbg(). The %pe format specifier
prints a symbolic error name (e.g. -ENOMEM) when CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME
is enabled, otherwise it falls back gracefully and prints the raw integer
value. This makes messages more readable without any functional change.
Signed-off-by: Sumeet Pawnikar <sumeet4linux@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/power/reset/macsmc-reboot.c | 4 ++--
drivers/power/supply/cpcap-charger.c | 4 ++--
drivers/power/supply/intel_dc_ti_battery.c | 2 +-
drivers/power/supply/qcom_smbx.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/power/reset/macsmc-reboot.c b/drivers/power/reset/macsmc-reboot.c
index 9fc36fa68676..7b8460a55e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/power/reset/macsmc-reboot.c
+++ b/drivers/power/reset/macsmc-reboot.c
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ static int macsmc_reboot_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (IS_ERR(cell)) {
if (PTR_ERR(cell) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
return -EPROBE_DEFER;
- dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Missing NVMEM cell %s (%ld)\n",
- nvmem_names[i], PTR_ERR(cell));
+ dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Missing NVMEM cell %s (%pe)\n",
+ nvmem_names[i], cell);
/* Non fatal, we'll deal with it */
cell = NULL;
}
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-charger.c b/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-charger.c
index 34a57dd5c3cf..d423a8bdc0c2 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-charger.c
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ static void cpcap_charger_init_optional_gpios(struct cpcap_charger_ddata *ddata)
ddata->gpio[i] = devm_gpiod_get_index(ddata->dev, "mode",
i, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
if (IS_ERR(ddata->gpio[i])) {
- dev_info(ddata->dev, "no mode change GPIO%i: %li\n",
- i, PTR_ERR(ddata->gpio[i]));
+ dev_info(ddata->dev, "no mode change GPIO%i: %pe\n",
+ i, ddata->gpio[i]);
ddata->gpio[i] = NULL;
}
}
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/intel_dc_ti_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/intel_dc_ti_battery.c
index cb6fa8d88b43..5819df23a543 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/intel_dc_ti_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/intel_dc_ti_battery.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int dc_ti_battery_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
chip->vbat_channel = devm_iio_channel_get(dev, "VBAT");
if (IS_ERR(chip->vbat_channel)) {
- dev_dbg(dev, "devm_iio_channel_get() ret %ld\n", PTR_ERR(chip->vbat_channel));
+ dev_dbg(dev, "devm_iio_channel_get() ret %pe\n", chip->vbat_channel);
return dev_err_probe(dev, -EPROBE_DEFER, "Waiting for VBAT IIO channel\n");
}
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/qcom_smbx.c b/drivers/power/supply/qcom_smbx.c
index 67fdb4335338..c8e242341d04 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/qcom_smbx.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/qcom_smbx.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static int smb_get_iio_chan(struct smb_chip *chip, struct iio_channel *chan,
}
if (IS_ERR(chan)) {
- dev_err(chip->dev, "Failed to chan, err = %li", PTR_ERR(chan));
+ dev_err(chip->dev, "Failed to chan, err = %pe", chan);
return PTR_ERR(chan);
}
--
2.43.0