driver core: Add device probe log helper dev_warn_probe()

Some drivers can still provide their functionality to a certain extent
even when some of their resource acquisitions eventually fail.  In such
cases, emitting errors isn't the desired action, but warnings should be
emitted instead.

To solve this, introduce dev_warn_probe() as a new device probe log helper,
which behaves identically as the already existing dev_err_probe(), while it
produces warnings instead of errors.  The intended use is with the resources
that are actually optional for a particular driver.

While there, copyedit the kerneldoc for dev_err_probe() a bit, to simplify
its wording a bit, and reuse it as the kerneldoc for dev_warn_probe(), with
the necessary wording adjustments, of course.

Signed-off-by: Dragan Simic <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Hélène Vulquin <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/2be0a28538bb2a3d1bcc91e2ca1f2d0dc09146d9.1727601608.git.dsimic@manjaro.org
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <[email protected]>

Author: Dragan Simic

drivers/base/core.c

@@ -4980,6 +4980,49 @@ define_dev_printk_level(_dev_info, KERN_INFO);
 
 #endif
 
+static void __dev_probe_failed(const struct device *dev, int err, bool fatal,
+			       const char *fmt, va_list vargsp)
+{
+	struct va_format vaf;
+	va_list vargs;
+
+	/*
+	 * On x86_64 and possibly on other architectures, va_list is actually a
+	 * size-1 array containing a structure.  As a result, function parameter
+	 * vargsp decays from T[1] to T*, and &vargsp has type T** rather than
+	 * T(*)[1], which is expected by its assignment to vaf.va below.
+	 *
+	 * One standard way to solve this mess is by creating a copy in a local
+	 * variable of type va_list and then using a pointer to that local copy
+	 * instead, which is the approach employed here.
+	 */
+	va_copy(vargs, vargsp);
+
+	vaf.fmt = fmt;
+	vaf.va = &vargs;
+
+	switch (err) {
+	case -EPROBE_DEFER:
+		device_set_deferred_probe_reason(dev, &vaf);
+		dev_dbg(dev, "error %pe: %pV", ERR_PTR(err), &vaf);
+		break;
+
+	case -ENOMEM:
+		/* Don't print anything on -ENOMEM, there's already enough output */
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		/* Log fatal final failures as errors, otherwise produce warnings */
+		if (fatal)
+			dev_err(dev, "error %pe: %pV", ERR_PTR(err), &vaf);
+		else
+			dev_warn(dev, "error %pe: %pV", ERR_PTR(err), &vaf);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	va_end(vargs);
+}
+
 /**
  * dev_err_probe - probe error check and log helper
  * @dev: the pointer to the struct device
@@ -4992,7 +5035,7 @@ define_dev_printk_level(_dev_info, KERN_INFO);
  * -EPROBE_DEFER and propagate error upwards.
  * In case of -EPROBE_DEFER it sets also defer probe reason, which can be
  * checked later by reading devices_deferred debugfs attribute.
- * It replaces code sequence::
+ * It replaces the following code sequence::
  *
  * 	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
  * 		dev_err(dev, ...);
@@ -5004,47 +5047,77 @@ define_dev_printk_level(_dev_info, KERN_INFO);
  *
  * 	return dev_err_probe(dev, err, ...);
  *
- * Using this helper in your probe function is totally fine even if @err is
- * known to never be -EPROBE_DEFER.
+ * Using this helper in your probe function is totally fine even if @err
+ * is known to never be -EPROBE_DEFER.
  * The benefit compared to a normal dev_err() is the standardized format
- * of the error code, it being emitted symbolically (i.e. you get "EAGAIN"
- * instead of "-35") and the fact that the error code is returned which allows
- * more compact error paths.
+ * of the error code, which is emitted symbolically (i.e. you get "EAGAIN"
+ * instead of "-35"), and having the error code returned allows more
+ * compact error paths.
  *
  * Returns @err.
  */
 int dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	struct va_format vaf;
-	va_list args;
+	va_list vargs;
 
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vaf.fmt = fmt;
-	vaf.va = &args;
+	va_start(vargs, fmt);
 
-	switch (err) {
-	case -EPROBE_DEFER:
-		device_set_deferred_probe_reason(dev, &vaf);
-		dev_dbg(dev, "error %pe: %pV", ERR_PTR(err), &vaf);
-		break;
+	/* Use dev_err() for logging when err doesn't equal -EPROBE_DEFER */
+	__dev_probe_failed(dev, err, true, fmt, vargs);
 
-	case -ENOMEM:
-		/*
-		 * We don't print anything on -ENOMEM, there is already enough
-		 * output.
-		 */
-		break;
+	va_end(vargs);
 
-	default:
-		dev_err(dev, "error %pe: %pV", ERR_PTR(err), &vaf);
-		break;
-	}
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_err_probe);
 
-	va_end(args);
+/**
+ * dev_warn_probe - probe error check and log helper
+ * @dev: the pointer to the struct device
+ * @err: error value to test
+ * @fmt: printf-style format string
+ * @...: arguments as specified in the format string
+ *
+ * This helper implements common pattern present in probe functions for error
+ * checking: print debug or warning message depending if the error value is
+ * -EPROBE_DEFER and propagate error upwards.
+ * In case of -EPROBE_DEFER it sets also defer probe reason, which can be
+ * checked later by reading devices_deferred debugfs attribute.
+ * It replaces the following code sequence::
+ *
+ * 	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+ * 		dev_warn(dev, ...);
+ * 	else
+ * 		dev_dbg(dev, ...);
+ * 	return err;
+ *
+ * with::
+ *
+ * 	return dev_warn_probe(dev, err, ...);
+ *
+ * Using this helper in your probe function is totally fine even if @err
+ * is known to never be -EPROBE_DEFER.
+ * The benefit compared to a normal dev_warn() is the standardized format
+ * of the error code, which is emitted symbolically (i.e. you get "EAGAIN"
+ * instead of "-35"), and having the error code returned allows more
+ * compact error paths.
+ *
+ * Returns @err.
+ */
+int dev_warn_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list vargs;
+
+	va_start(vargs, fmt);
+
+	/* Use dev_warn() for logging when err doesn't equal -EPROBE_DEFER */
+	__dev_probe_failed(dev, err, false, fmt, vargs);
+
+	va_end(vargs);
 
 	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_err_probe);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_warn_probe);
 
 static inline bool fwnode_is_primary(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {

include/linux/dev_printk.h

@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ do {									\
 			dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev), ## arg)
 
 __printf(3, 4) int dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...);
+__printf(3, 4) int dev_warn_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 /* Simple helper for dev_err_probe() when ERR_PTR() is to be returned. */
 #define dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, ___err, fmt, ...) \