Re: [PATCH] extcon: palmas: hide error messages if gpio returns -EPROBE_DEFER

[Chanwoo Choi]

Hi,

On 2/17/20 5:55 PM, H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> If the gpios are probed after this driver (e.g. if they
> come from an i2c expander) there is no need to print an
> error message.
> 
> Signed-off-by: H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c
> index edc5016f46f1..9c6254c0531c 100644
> --- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c
> +++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c
> @@ -206,14 +206,16 @@ static int palmas_usb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	palmas_usb->id_gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "id",
>  							GPIOD_IN);
>  	if (IS_ERR(palmas_usb->id_gpiod)) {
> -		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get id gpio\n");
> +		if (PTR_ERR(palmas_usb->id_gpiod) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
> +			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get id gpio\n");
>  		return PTR_ERR(palmas_usb->id_gpiod);
>  	}
>  
>  	palmas_usb->vbus_gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "vbus",
>  							GPIOD_IN);
>  	if (IS_ERR(palmas_usb->vbus_gpiod)) {
> -		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get vbus gpio\n");
> +		if (PTR_ERR(palmas_usb->vbus_gpiod) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
> +			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get vbus gpio\n");
>  		return PTR_ERR(palmas_usb->vbus_gpiod);
>  	}
>  
> 

Usually, gpio driver like pinctrl is very early probed
because almost device drivers should use gpio.
So, I have not any experience about this situation.
Do you meet this situation on any h/w board?

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Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi
Samsung Electronics