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

OK, we will use module_pci_driver although it is not very common in the same segment.

On 7/25/2017 11:02 PM, Francois Romieu wrote:

Aviad Krawczyk [off-list ref] :
[...]

quoted

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);