The %pe format specifier is designed to print error pointers. It prints
a symbolic error name (eg. -EINVAL) and it makes the code simpler by
omitting PTR_ERR()
This patch fixes this cocci report:
./dvb-core/dvbdev.c:575:48-55: WARNING: Consider using %pe to print PTR_ERR()
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@kernel.org>
MKDEV(DVB_MAJOR, minor),
dvbdev, "dvb%d.%s%d", adap->num, dnames[type], id);
if (IS_ERR(clsdev)) {
- pr_err("%s: failed to create device dvb%d.%s%d (%ld)\n",
- __func__, adap->num, dnames[type], id, PTR_ERR(clsdev));
+ pr_err("%s: failed to create device dvb%d.%s%d (%pe)\n",
+ __func__, adap->num, dnames[type], id, clsdev);
if (new_node) {
list_del(&new_node->list_head);
kfree(dvbdevfops);