Re: [PATCH V2 net-next 01/21] net-next/hinic: Initialize hw interface

From: Francois Romieu
Date: Tue Jul 25 2017 - 16:02:37 EST


Aviad Krawczyk <aviad.krawczyk@xxxxxxxxxx> :
[...]
> module_pci_driver - is not used in other drivers in the same segments, it
> is necessary ?

/me checks... Ok, there seems to be some overenthusiastic copy'paste.

See drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c:
[...]
/**
* ixgb_init_module - Driver Registration Routine
*
* ixgb_init_module is the first routine called when the driver is
* loaded. All it does is register with the PCI subsystem.
**/

static int __init
ixgb_init_module(void)
{
pr_info("%s - version %s\n", ixgb_driver_string, ixgb_driver_version);
pr_info("%s\n", ixgb_copyright);

return pci_register_driver(&ixgb_driver);
}

module_init(ixgb_init_module);

/**
* ixgb_exit_module - Driver Exit Cleanup Routine
*
* ixgb_exit_module is called just before the driver is removed
* from memory.
**/

static void __exit
ixgb_exit_module(void)
{
pci_unregister_driver(&ixgb_driver);
}

module_exit(ixgb_exit_module);

Driver version ought to be fed through ethtool, if ever. Copyright message
mildly contributes to a better world. So the whole stuff above could be:

module_pci_driver(ixgb_driver);

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Ueimor