[PATCH v2 2/5] devfreq: Use %pe to print error pointers symbolically

From: Sumeet Pawnikar

Date: Sat Sep 12 2026 - 15:18:44 EST


Replace PTR_ERR() and %ld with %pe and pass the original pointer directly
to dev_err(). 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/devfreq/imx-bus.c | 4 ++--
drivers/devfreq/imx8m-ddrc.c | 3 +--
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/imx-bus.c b/drivers/devfreq/imx-bus.c
index 49798f542d68..dba76d8b9e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/imx-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/imx-bus.c
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ static int imx_bus_init_icc(struct device *dev)
priv->icc_pdev = platform_device_register_data(
dev, icc_driver_name, -1, NULL, 0);
if (IS_ERR(priv->icc_pdev)) {
- dev_err(dev, "failed to register icc provider %s: %ld\n",
- icc_driver_name, PTR_ERR(priv->icc_pdev));
+ dev_err(dev, "failed to register icc provider %s: %pe\n",
+ icc_driver_name, priv->icc_pdev);
return PTR_ERR(priv->icc_pdev);
}

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/imx8m-ddrc.c b/drivers/devfreq/imx8m-ddrc.c
index 52beeb5b7d65..28d7c595fa17 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/imx8m-ddrc.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/imx8m-ddrc.c
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ static int imx8m_ddrc_check_opps(struct device *dev)
for (i = 0, freq = 0; i < opp_count; ++i, ++freq) {
opp = dev_pm_opp_find_freq_ceil(dev, &freq);
if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
- dev_err(dev, "Failed enumerating OPPs: %ld\n",
- PTR_ERR(opp));
+ dev_err(dev, "Failed enumerating OPPs: %pe\n", opp);
return PTR_ERR(opp);
}
dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
--
2.43.0