Re: [PATCH net-next 01/14] net: stmmac: qcom-ethqos: remove mac_base

[PATCH RFC net-next 00/14] net: stmmac: SerDes, PCS, BASE-X, and inband goodies · "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 01/14] net: stmmac: qcom-ethqos: remove mac_base · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
Re: [PATCH net-next 01/14] net: stmmac: qcom-ethqos: remove mac_base · Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 02/14] net: stmmac: qcom-ethqos: convert to set_clk_tx_rate() method · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 03/14] phy: qcom-sgmii-eth: add .set_mode() and .validate() methods · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
Re: [PATCH net-next 03/14] phy: qcom-sgmii-eth: add .set_mode() and .validate() methods · kernel test robot <hidden> · 2026-01-15
Re: [PATCH net-next 03/14] phy: qcom-sgmii-eth: add .set_mode() and .validate() methods · kernel test robot <hidden> · 2026-01-15
[PATCH net-next 04/14] net: stmmac: wrap phylink's rx_clk_stop functions · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
Re: [PATCH net-next 04/14] net: stmmac: wrap phylink's rx_clk_stop functions · Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com> · 2026-01-15
[PATCH net-next 05/14] net: stmmac: add stmmac core serdes support · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
Re: [PATCH net-next 05/14] net: stmmac: add stmmac core serdes support · Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com> · 2026-01-15
Re: [PATCH net-next 05/14] net: stmmac: add stmmac core serdes support · "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk> · 2026-01-15
Re: [net-next,05/14] net: stmmac: add stmmac core serdes support · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-01-16
[PATCH net-next 06/14] net: stmmac: qcom-ethqos: convert to dwmac generic SerDes support · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 07/14] net: stmmac: move most PCS register definitions to stmmac_pcs.c · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 08/14] net: stmmac: handle integrated PCS phy_intf_sel separately · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 09/14] net: stmmac: add BASE-X support to integrated PCS · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 10/14] net: stmmac: use integrated PCS for BASE-X modes · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 11/14] net: stmmac: add struct stmmac_pcs_info · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 13/14] net: stmmac: configure SGMII AN control according to phylink · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
[PATCH net-next 12/14] net: stmmac: add support for reading inband SGMII status · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14
Re: [net-next,12/14] net: stmmac: add support for reading inband SGMII status · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-01-16
[PATCH net-next 14/14] net: stmmac: report PCS configuration changes · Russell King (Oracle) <hidden> · 2026-01-14

From: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-01-14 20:48:48
Also in: linux-arm-kernel, linux-arm-msm, linux-phy

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 05:45:14PM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:

Since the blamed commit, ethqos->mac_base is only written, never
read. Let's remove it.

Fixes: 9b443e58a896 ("net: stmmac: qcom-ethqos: remove MAC_CTRL_REG modification")
Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <redacted>
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I think we reserve the use of Fixes: tags for user-visible issues, not
cleanup of dangling variables. You can move the sha1sum and its commit
title in the main commit message body and delete that tag.

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