Re: [PATCH net-next] net: usb: remove unnecessary get_drvinfo code and driver versions
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Date: 2026-01-24 18:55:53
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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Date: 2026-01-24 18:55:53
Also in:
linux-usb
On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 01:23:26AM -0800, Ethan Nelson-Moore wrote:
Many USB network drivers define get_drvinfo functions which add no value over usbnet_get_drvinfo, only setting the driver name and version. usbnet_get_drvinfo automatically sets the driver name, and separate driver versions are now frowned upon in the kernel. Remove all driver versions and replace these get_drvinfo functions with references to usbnet_get_drvinfo where possible. Where that is not possible, remove unnecessary code to set the driver name. Also remove two unnecessary initializations from aqc111_get_drvinfo, an inaccurate comment in pegasus.c, and an unused macro in catc.c. Signed-off-by: Ethan Nelson-Moore <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Andrew