@@ -64,13 +64,9 @@ static int gpio_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
def_value = device_property_read_bool(dev, "default-on");
gbl->gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(dev, NULL, GPIOD_ASIS);
- if (IS_ERR(gbl->gpiod)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(gbl->gpiod);
- if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
- dev_err(dev,
- "Error: The gpios parameter is missing or invalid.\n");
- return ret;
- }
+ if (IS_ERR(gbl->gpiod))
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(gbl->gpiod),
+ "Error: The gpios parameter is missing or invalid.\n");
memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
Common pattern of handling deferred probe can be simplified with dev_err_probe(). Less code and also it prints the error value. Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org> --- drivers/video/backlight/gpio_backlight.c | 10 +++------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)