msgs[1].buf   = buf;
 
        ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, msgs, 2);
-       return ret < 0 ? ret : (ret != ARRAY_SIZE(msgs) ? -EIO : 0);
+       if (ret >= 0)
+               ret = (ret == ARRAY_SIZE(msgs) ? 0 : -EIO);
+
+       if (ret)
+               dev_err(&client->dev, "Error reading %d bytes from 0x%04x: %d\n",
+                       len, reg, ret);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
        msg.len = len + 2;
 
        ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, &msg, 1);
+       if (ret >= 0)
+               ret = (ret == 1 ? 0 : -EIO);
+
        kfree(addr_buf);
-       return ret < 0 ? ret : (ret != 1 ? -EIO : 0);
+
+       if (ret)
+               dev_err(&client->dev, "Error writing %d bytes to 0x%04x: %d\n",
+                       len, reg, ret);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 int goodix_i2c_write_u8(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u8 value)
        do {
                error = goodix_i2c_read(ts->client, addr, data,
                                        header_contact_keycode_size);
-               if (error) {
-                       dev_err(&ts->client->dev, "I2C transfer error: %d\n",
-                                       error);
+               if (error)
                        return error;
-               }
 
                if (data[0] & GOODIX_BUFFER_STATUS_READY) {
                        touch_num = data[0] & 0x0f;
        struct goodix_ts_data *ts = dev_id;
 
        goodix_process_events(ts);
-
-       if (goodix_i2c_write_u8(ts->client, GOODIX_READ_COOR_ADDR, 0) < 0)
-               dev_err(&ts->client->dev, "I2C write end_cmd error\n");
+       goodix_i2c_write_u8(ts->client, GOODIX_READ_COOR_ADDR, 0);
 
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
                return error;
 
        error = goodix_i2c_write(ts->client, ts->chip->config_addr, cfg, len);
-       if (error) {
-               dev_err(&ts->client->dev, "Failed to write config data: %d",
-                       error);
+       if (error)
                return error;
-       }
+
        dev_dbg(&ts->client->dev, "Config sent successfully.");
 
        /* Let the firmware reconfigure itself, so sleep for 10ms */
        error = goodix_i2c_read(ts->client, ts->chip->config_addr,
                                ts->config, ts->chip->config_len);
        if (error) {
-               dev_warn(&ts->client->dev, "Error reading config: %d\n",
-                        error);
                ts->int_trigger_type = GOODIX_INT_TRIGGER;
                ts->max_touch_num = GOODIX_MAX_CONTACTS;
                return;
        char id_str[GOODIX_ID_MAX_LEN + 1];
 
        error = goodix_i2c_read(ts->client, GOODIX_REG_ID, buf, sizeof(buf));
-       if (error) {
-               dev_err(&ts->client->dev, "read version failed: %d\n", error);
+       if (error)
                return error;
-       }
 
        memcpy(id_str, buf, GOODIX_ID_MAX_LEN);
        id_str[GOODIX_ID_MAX_LEN] = 0;
        u8 test;
 
        while (retry++ < 2) {
-               error = goodix_i2c_read(client, GOODIX_REG_ID,
-                                       &test, 1);
+               error = goodix_i2c_read(client, GOODIX_REG_ID, &test, 1);
                if (!error)
                        return 0;
 
-               dev_err(&client->dev, "i2c test failed attempt %d: %d\n",
-                       retry, error);
                msleep(20);
        }
 
        }
 
        error = goodix_read_version(ts);
-       if (error) {
-               dev_err(&client->dev, "Read version failed.\n");
+       if (error)
                return error;
-       }
 
        ts->chip = goodix_get_chip_data(ts->id);
 
        error = goodix_i2c_write_u8(ts->client, GOODIX_REG_COMMAND,
                                    GOODIX_CMD_SCREEN_OFF);
        if (error) {
-               dev_err(&ts->client->dev, "Screen off command failed\n");
                goodix_irq_direction_input(ts);
                goodix_request_irq(ts);
                return -EAGAIN;
 
        error = goodix_i2c_read(ts->client, ts->chip->config_addr,
                                &config_ver, 1);
-       if (error)
-               dev_warn(dev, "Error reading config version: %d, resetting controller\n",
-                        error);
-       else if (config_ver != ts->config[0])
+       if (!error && config_ver != ts->config[0])
                dev_info(dev, "Config version mismatch %d != %d, resetting controller\n",
                         config_ver, ts->config[0]);