[PATCH net-next] stmmac: remove ethtool driver version info

I think there's no benefit in reporting a date from almost 6 yrs ago.
Let ethtool report the default (kernel version) instead.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h         | 1 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 689f3cdb2..4f5292cad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define __STMMAC_H__
 
 #define STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME   "stmmaceth"
-#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION	"Jan_2016"
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index eead45369..164dff5ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c

@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ static void stmmac_ethtool_getdrvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 		strlcpy(info->bus_info, pci_name(priv->plat->pdev),
 			sizeof(info->bus_info));
 	}
-	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_MODULE_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 }
 
 static int stmmac_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,

-- 
2.34.1

On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 07:45:56PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:

I think there's no benefit in reporting a date from almost 6 yrs ago.
Let ethtool report the default (kernel version) instead.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

    Andrew

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller [off-list ref]:

On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:45:56 +0100 you wrote:

I think there's no benefit in reporting a date from almost 6 yrs ago.
Let ethtool report the default (kernel version) instead.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h         | 1 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] stmmac: remove ethtool driver version info
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/09ae03e2fc9d

You are awesome, thank you!
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