[PATCH net-next] net: smc91x: Remove stale documentation reference

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[PATCH net-next] net: smc91x: Remove stale documentation reference

From: Karl Mehltretter <hidden>
Date: 2026-09-05 05:19:53

smc9.rst was removed with the separate smc91c92 driver. Stop
pointing SMC91X users to the nonexistent file.

Fixes: a3fb9a5bf660 ("drivers: net: smsc: smc91c92: Remove this driver")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig
index 66bca803b19cb..99e22d3e16ef5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ config SMC91X
 	help
 	  This is a driver for SMC's 91x series of Ethernet chipsets,
 	  including the SMC91C94 and the SMC91C111. Say Y if you want it
-	  compiled into the kernel, and read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/smsc/smc9.rst>.
+	  compiled into the kernel.
 
 	  This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
 	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH net-next] net: smc91x: Remove stale documentation reference

From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-09-08 10:52:56

On Sat, Sep 05, 2026 at 07:19:44AM +0200, Karl Mehltretter wrote:
smc9.rst was removed with the separate smc91c92 driver. Stop
pointing SMC91X users to the nonexistent file.

Fixes: a3fb9a5bf660 ("drivers: net: smsc: smc91c92: Remove this driver")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>

Re: [PATCH net-next] net: smc91x: Remove stale documentation reference

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2026-09-09 00:41:10

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]:

On Sat,  5 Sep 2026 07:19:44 +0200 you wrote:
smc9.rst was removed with the separate smc91c92 driver. Stop
pointing SMC91X users to the nonexistent file.

Fixes: a3fb9a5bf660 ("drivers: net: smsc: smc91c92: Remove this driver")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <redacted>

[...]
Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: smc91x: Remove stale documentation reference
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/789842b671a8

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