# \[PATCH v2 03/14\] \[net-next\] appletalk: ltpc: remove static probing

- From: Arnd Bergmann \<arnd@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2021-08-03 11:41:28 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/08/1466438
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/08/1466435/t.md

```text
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

This driver never relies on the netdev_boot_setup_check()
to get its configuration, so it can just as well do its
own probing all the time.

Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 drivers/net/Space.c          | 3 ---
 drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c | 7 ++-----
 include/net/Space.h          | 1 -
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/Space.c b/drivers/net/Space.c
index df79e7370bcc..9196a26615cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Space.c
+++ b/drivers/net/Space.c
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ static int __init net_olddevs_init(void)
 	cops_probe(1);
 	cops_probe(2);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_LTPC
-	ltpc_probe();
-#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
index 69c270885ff0..1f8925e75b3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ltpc_netdev = {
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= set_multicast_list,
 };
 
-struct net_device * __init ltpc_probe(void)
+static struct net_device * __init ltpc_probe(void)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1221,12 +1221,10 @@ static int __init ltpc_setup(char *str)
 }
 
 __setup("ltpc=", ltpc_setup);
-#endif /* MODULE */
+#endif
 
 static struct net_device *dev_ltpc;
 
-#ifdef MODULE
-
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
 module_param_hw(io, int, ioport, 0);
@@ -1244,7 +1242,6 @@ static int __init ltpc_module_init(void)
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dev_ltpc);
 }
 module_init(ltpc_module_init);
-#endif
 
 static void __exit ltpc_cleanup(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/net/Space.h b/include/net/Space.h
index 9cce0d80d37a..e30e7a70ea99 100644
--- a/include/net/Space.h
+++ b/include/net/Space.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ struct net_device *mvme147lance_probe(int unit);
 struct net_device *tc515_probe(int unit);
 struct net_device *lance_probe(int unit);
 struct net_device *cops_probe(int unit);
-struct net_device *ltpc_probe(void);
 
 /* Fibre Channel adapters */
 int iph5526_probe(struct net_device *dev);
-- 
2.29.2

```