linux-kernel - [PATCH 20/59] Staging: hv: netvsc: Initialize the driver name directly

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Date:	Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:48:46 -0700
From:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org
Cc:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 20/59] Staging: hv: netvsc: Initialize the driver name directly

Initialize the driver name directly in netvsc_drv.c and do the necessary
adjustments.

Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
---
 drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c     |    5 -----
 drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c |    4 +++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
index 6f4541b..d085018 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 #include "hyperv_net.h"
 
 
-/* Globals */
-static const char *driver_name = "netvsc";
-
 static struct netvsc_device *alloc_net_device(struct hv_device *device)
 {
 	struct netvsc_device *net_device;
@@ -999,7 +996,5 @@ cleanup:
 int netvsc_initialize(struct hv_driver *drv)
 {
 
-	drv->name = driver_name;
-
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
index d6c6180..61de6f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_net.h"
 
+static const char *driver_name = "netvsc";
+
 struct net_device_context {
 	/* point back to our device context */
 	struct hv_device *device_ctx;
@@ -449,7 +451,7 @@ static int __init netvsc_drv_init(void)
 	/* Callback to client driver to complete the initialization */
 	netvsc_initialize(drv);
 
-	drv->driver.name = drv->name;
+	drv->driver.name = driver_name;
 
 	/* The driver belongs to vmbus */
 	ret = vmbus_child_driver_register(&drv->driver);
-- 
1.7.4.1

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