mutex_lock(&driver_lock);
 
        if (!vdev->refcnt) {
+               const char *extra_dbg = NULL;
+
                ret = vfio_platform_regions_init(vdev);
                if (ret)
                        goto err_reg;
                if (ret)
                        goto err_irq;
 
-               vfio_platform_call_reset(vdev, NULL);
+               ret = vfio_platform_call_reset(vdev, &extra_dbg);
+               if (ret && vdev->reset_required) {
+                       dev_warn(vdev->device, "reset driver is required and reset call failed in open (%d) %s\n",
+                                ret, extra_dbg ? extra_dbg : "");
+                       goto err_rst;
+               }
        }
 
        vdev->refcnt++;
        mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
        return 0;
 
+err_rst:
+       vfio_platform_irq_cleanup(vdev);
 err_irq:
        vfio_platform_regions_cleanup(vdev);
 err_reg: