mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 }
 
+static void phy_process_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+       phydev->state = PHY_HALTED;
+       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+       phy_trigger_machine(phydev);
+}
+
+static void phy_error_precise(struct phy_device *phydev,
+                             const void *func, int err)
+{
+       WARN(1, "%pS: returned: %d\n", func, err);
+       phy_process_error(phydev);
+}
+
 /**
  * phy_error - enter HALTED state for this PHY device
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
 void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
        WARN_ON(1);
-
-       mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
-       phydev->state = PHY_HALTED;
-       mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
-
-       phy_trigger_machine(phydev);
+       phy_process_error(phydev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_error);
 
        struct net_device *dev = phydev->attached_dev;
        bool needs_aneg = false, do_suspend = false;
        enum phy_state old_state;
+       const void *func = NULL;
        bool finished = false;
        int err = 0;
 
        case PHY_NOLINK:
        case PHY_RUNNING:
                err = phy_check_link_status(phydev);
+               func = &phy_check_link_status;
                break;
        case PHY_CABLETEST:
                err = phydev->drv->cable_test_get_status(phydev, &finished);
 
        mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
-       if (needs_aneg)
+       if (needs_aneg) {
                err = phy_start_aneg(phydev);
-       else if (do_suspend)
+               func = &phy_start_aneg;
+       } else if (do_suspend) {
                phy_suspend(phydev);
+       }
 
        if (err == -ENODEV)
                return;
 
        if (err < 0)
-               phy_error(phydev);
+               phy_error_precise(phydev, func, err);
 
        if (old_state != phydev->state) {
                phydev_dbg(phydev, "PHY state change %s -> %s\n",