/* Locate the slave I2C device and driver. */
        i2c_slave = of_find_i2c_device_by_node(np);
-       if (!i2c_slave || !i2c_get_clientdata(i2c_slave))
+       if (!i2c_slave || !i2c_get_clientdata(i2c_slave)) {
+               dev_dbg(rcdu->dev,
+                       "can't get I2C slave for %s, deferring probe\n",
+                       of_node_full_name(np));
                return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+       }
 
        hdmienc->dev = &i2c_slave->dev;
 
        if (hdmienc->dev->driver == NULL) {
+               dev_dbg(rcdu->dev,
+                       "I2C slave %s not probed yet, deferring probe\n",
+                       dev_name(hdmienc->dev));
                ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
                goto error;
        }