metadata = qcom_mdt_read_metadata(fw, &metadata_len);
                if (IS_ERR(metadata)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(metadata);
+                       dev_err(dev, "error %d reading firmware %s metadata\n",
+                               ret, fw_name);
                        goto out;
                }
 
 
                kfree(metadata);
                if (ret) {
-                       dev_err(dev, "invalid firmware metadata\n");
+                       /* Invalid firmware metadata */
+                       dev_err(dev, "error %d initializing firmware %s\n",
+                               ret, fw_name);
                        goto out;
                }
        }
                        ret = qcom_scm_pas_mem_setup(pas_id, mem_phys,
                                                     max_addr - min_addr);
                        if (ret) {
-                               dev_err(dev, "unable to setup relocation\n");
+                               /* Unable to set up relocation */
+                               dev_err(dev, "error %d setting up firmware %s\n",
+                                       ret, fw_name);
                                goto out;
                        }
                }
                if (phdr->p_filesz && phdr->p_offset < fw->size) {
                        /* Firmware is large enough to be non-split */
                        if (phdr->p_offset + phdr->p_filesz > fw->size) {
-                               dev_err(dev,
-                                       "failed to load segment %d from truncated file %s\n",
-                                       i, firmware);
+                               dev_err(dev, "file %s segment %d would be truncated\n",
+                                       fw_name, i);
                                ret = -EINVAL;
                                break;
                        }
                        ret = request_firmware_into_buf(&seg_fw, fw_name, dev,
                                                        ptr, phdr->p_filesz);
                        if (ret) {
-                               dev_err(dev, "failed to load %s\n", fw_name);
+                               dev_err(dev, "error %d loading %s\n",
+                                       ret, fw_name);
                                break;
                        }