[PATCH -next] net: thunderx: Remove unnecessary pci_set_drvdata()

Subsystems: arm/cavium thunder network driver, networking drivers, the rest

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2016-08-15 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH -next] net: thunderx: Remove unnecessary pci_set_drvdata()

From: Wei Yongjun <hidden>
Date: 2016-08-15 22:51:29

The driver core clears the driver data to NULL after device_release
or on probe failure. Thus, it is not needed to manually clear the
device driver data to NULL.

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_xcv.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_xcv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_xcv.c
index 9210d04..67befed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_xcv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_xcv.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ err_release_regions:
 err_disable_device:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 err_kfree:
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	devm_kfree(dev, xcv);
 	xcv = NULL;
 	return err;
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ static void xcv_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct pci_driver xcv_driver = {

[PATCH -next] net: thunderx: Remove unnecessary pci_set_drvdata()

From: davem@davemloft.net (David Miller)
Date: 2016-08-15 23:35:03

From: Wei Yongjun <redacted>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:51:29 +0000
The driver core clears the driver data to NULL after device_release
or on probe failure. Thus, it is not needed to manually clear the
device driver data to NULL.

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <redacted>
Applied.
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