local_desc = gpiochip_request_own_desc(chip, hwnum, name);
        if (IS_ERR(local_desc)) {
-               pr_err("requesting own GPIO %s failed\n", name);
+               pr_err("requesting hog GPIO %s (chip %s, offset %d) failed\n",
+                      name, chip->label, hwnum);
                return PTR_ERR(local_desc);
        }
 
        status = gpiod_configure_flags(desc, name, lflags, dflags);
        if (status < 0) {
-               pr_err("setup of GPIO %s failed\n", name);
+               pr_err("setup of hog GPIO %s (chip %s, offset %d) failed\n",
+                      name, chip->label, hwnum);
                gpiochip_free_own_desc(desc);
                return status;
        }