linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] ixgb:Remove reducant error path after call to ixgb_sw_init in the function ixgb

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Date:	Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:23:03 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
Cc:	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, shannon.nelson@...el.com,
	carolyn.wyborny@...el.com, donald.c.skidmore@...el.com,
	matthew.vick@...el.com, john.ronciak@...el.com,
	mitch.a.williams@...el.com, intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] ixgb:Remove reducant error path after call
 to ixgb_sw_init in the function ixgb_probe

On Wed, 2015-10-14 at 18:57 -0400, Nicholas Krause wrote:
> This removes the reducant error path and now no longer used goto
> label  err_sw_init after the call to ixgb_probe in the function
> ixgb_sw_init after calling this function due to it always returning
> zero as it is guarantee to run successfully without any issues.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c | 5 +----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

This driver (ixgb), as well as e100 and e1000 are in maintenance mode
which means bug fixes ONLY!

Is this patch necessary?  Answer: No
Is this a bug fix?  Answer: No
Should you have sent this patch?  See answers to previous questions.

Please ask these questions to yourself when putting together a patch
against these drivers (listed above).

With that said, dropping this series.
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