return PTR_ERR(lpc18xx_pwm->base);
 
        lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "pwm");
-       if (IS_ERR(lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk)) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get pwm clock\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk);
-       }
+       if (IS_ERR(lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk))
+               return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk),
+                                    "failed to get pwm clock\n");
 
        ret = clk_prepare_enable(lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not prepare or enable pwm clock\n");
-               return ret;
-       }
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
+                                    "could not prepare or enable pwm clock\n");
 
        lpc18xx_pwm->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(lpc18xx_pwm->pwm_clk);
        if (!lpc18xx_pwm->clk_rate) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "pwm clock has no frequency\n");
-               ret = -EINVAL;
+               ret = dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev,
+                                   -EINVAL, "pwm clock has no frequency\n");
                goto disable_pwmclk;
        }
 
 
        ret = pwmchip_add(&lpc18xx_pwm->chip);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "pwmchip_add failed: %d\n", ret);
+               dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "pwmchip_add failed\n");
                goto disable_pwmclk;
        }