return fsi_spi_write_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_STATUS, 0ULL);
 }
 
+static int fsi_spi_status(struct fsi_spi *ctx, u64 *status, const char *dir)
+{
+       int rc = fsi_spi_read_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_STATUS, status);
+
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
+       if (*status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_ANY_ERROR) {
+               dev_err(ctx->dev, "%s error: %08llx\n", dir, *status);
+
+               rc = fsi_spi_reset(ctx);
+               if (rc)
+                       return rc;
+
+               return -EREMOTEIO;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static void fsi_spi_sequence_add(struct fsi_spi_sequence *seq, u8 val)
 {
        /*
                                return rc;
 
                        do {
-                               rc = fsi_spi_read_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_STATUS,
-                                                     &status);
+                               rc = fsi_spi_status(ctx, &status, "TX");
                                if (rc)
                                        return rc;
-
-                               if (status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_ANY_ERROR) {
-                                       rc = fsi_spi_reset(ctx);
-                                       if (rc)
-                                               return rc;
-
-                                       return -EREMOTEIO;
-                               }
                        } while (status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_TDR_FULL);
 
                        sent += nb;
 
                while (transfer->len > recv) {
                        do {
-                               rc = fsi_spi_read_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_STATUS,
-                                                     &status);
+                               rc = fsi_spi_status(ctx, &status, "RX");
                                if (rc)
                                        return rc;
-
-                               if (status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_ANY_ERROR) {
-                                       rc = fsi_spi_reset(ctx);
-                                       if (rc)
-                                               return rc;
-
-                                       return -EREMOTEIO;
-                               }
                        } while (!(status & SPI_FSI_STATUS_RDR_FULL));
 
                        rc = fsi_spi_read_reg(ctx, SPI_FSI_DATA_RX, &in);
                if (status & (SPI_FSI_STATUS_ANY_ERROR |
                              SPI_FSI_STATUS_TDR_FULL |
                              SPI_FSI_STATUS_RDR_FULL)) {
-                       if (reset)
+                       if (reset) {
+                               dev_err(ctx->dev,
+                                       "Initialization error: %08llx\n",
+                                       status);
                                return -EIO;
+                       }
 
                        rc = fsi_spi_reset(ctx);
                        if (rc)