mlxbf_gige_cache_stats(priv);
        err = mlxbf_gige_clean_port(priv);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               dev_err(priv->dev, "open: clean_port failed: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                return err;
+       }
 
        /* Clear driver's valid_polarity to match hardware,
         * since the above call to clean_port() resets the
        phy_start(phydev);
 
        err = mlxbf_gige_tx_init(priv);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               dev_err(priv->dev, "open: tx_init failed: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                goto phy_deinit;
+       }
        err = mlxbf_gige_rx_init(priv);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               dev_err(priv->dev, "open: rx_init failed: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                goto tx_deinit;
+       }
 
        netif_napi_add(netdev, &priv->napi, mlxbf_gige_poll);
        napi_enable(&priv->napi);
        netif_start_queue(netdev);
 
        err = mlxbf_gige_request_irqs(priv);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               dev_err(priv->dev, "open: request_irqs failed: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                goto napi_deinit;
+       }
 
        mlxbf_gige_enable_mac_rx_filter(priv, MLXBF_GIGE_BCAST_MAC_FILTER_IDX);
        mlxbf_gige_enable_mac_rx_filter(priv, MLXBF_GIGE_LOCAL_MAC_FILTER_IDX);
 
        /* Attach MDIO device */
        err = mlxbf_gige_mdio_probe(pdev, priv);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               dev_err(priv->dev, "probe: mdio_probe failed: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                return err;
+       }
 
        priv->base = base;
        priv->llu_base = llu_base;
 
        err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
        if (err) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "DMA configuration failed: 0x%x\n", err);
+               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "DMA configuration failed: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                goto out;
        }
 
                                 mlxbf_gige_link_cfgs[priv->hw_version].adjust_link,
                                 mlxbf_gige_link_cfgs[priv->hw_version].phy_mode);
        if (err) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not attach to PHY\n");
+               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not attach to PHY: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                goto out;
        }
 
 
        err = register_netdev(netdev);
        if (err) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register netdev\n");
+               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register netdev: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(err));
                phy_disconnect(phydev);
                goto out;
        }