netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/7] r8169: remove unneeded check from rtl_link_chg

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Date:   Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:48:03 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/7] r8169: remove unneeded check from
 rtl_link_chg_patch

rtl_link_chg_patch() can be called from rtl_open() to rtl8169_close()
only. And in rtl8169_close() phy_stop() ensures that this function
isn't called afterwards. So we don't need this check.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index a2168a147..b6614f15a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -1325,12 +1325,8 @@ static void rtl8169_irq_mask_and_ack(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 static void rtl_link_chg_patch(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 	struct phy_device *phydev = tp->phydev;
 
-	if (!netif_running(dev))
-		return;
-
 	if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34 ||
 	    tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_38) {
 		if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000) {
-- 
2.25.0