Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] [net-next] make legacy ISA probe optional

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Arnd,

On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 1:41 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>
> There are very few ISA drivers left that rely on the static probing from
> drivers/net/Space.o. Make them all select a new CONFIG_NETDEV_LEGACY_INIT
> symbol, and drop the entire probe logic when that is disabled.
>
> The 9 drivers that are called from Space.c are the same set that
> calls netdev_boot_setup_check().
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
> @@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ static int __init ne_init(void)
>  }
>  module_init(ne_init);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEV_LEGACY_INIT
>  struct net_device * __init ne_probe(int unit)
>  {
>         int this_dev;
> @@ -991,6 +992,7 @@ struct net_device * __init ne_probe(int unit)
>
>         return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
>  }
> +#endif
>  #endif /* MODULE */

My rbtx4927 build log says:

drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c:909:20: warning: ‘ne_add_devices’
defined but not used [-Wunused-function]

The network still works fine (nfsroot).

CONFIG_MACH_TX49XX=y
CONFIG_NE2000=y
CONFIG_NETDEV_LEGACY_INIT is not set

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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