1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.c b/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.c
index b86a32d90d88..cf7e2f3419ee 100644
--- a/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.c
+++ b/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.c
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ int gpiotools_request_linehandle(const char *device_name, unsigned int *lines,
         fd = open(chrdev_name, 0);
         if (fd == -1) {
                 ret = -errno;
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open %s\n", chrdev_name);
+                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open %s, %s\n",
+                        chrdev_name, strerror(errno));
                 goto exit_close_error;
         }
 
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ int gpiotools_request_linehandle(const char *device_name, unsigned int *lines,
         ret = ioctl(fd, GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL, &req);
         if (ret == -1) {
                 ret = -errno;
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue GET LINEHANDLE IOCTL (%d)\n",
-                        ret);
+                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue %s (%d), %s\n",
+                        "GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL", ret, strerror(errno));
         }
 
 exit_close_error:
@@ -118,8 +119,9 @@ int gpiotools_set_values(const int fd, struct gpiohandle_data *data)
         ret = ioctl(fd, GPIOHANDLE_SET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL, data);
         if (ret == -1) {
                 ret = -errno;
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue %s (%d)\n",
-                        "GPIOHANDLE_SET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL", ret);
+                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue %s (%d), %s\n",
+                        "GPIOHANDLE_SET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL", ret,
+                        strerror(errno));
         }
 
         return ret;
@@ -141,8 +143,9 @@ int gpiotools_get_values(const int fd, struct gpiohandle_data *data)
         ret = ioctl(fd, GPIOHANDLE_GET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL, data);
         if (ret == -1) {
                 ret = -errno;
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue %s (%d)\n",
-                        "GPIOHANDLE_GET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL", ret);
+                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue %s (%d), %s\n",
+                        "GPIOHANDLE_GET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL", ret,
+                        strerror(errno));
         }
 
         return ret;