linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 10/47] soc: fsl: qe: remove pointless sysfs registration in qe

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Date:   Fri,  8 Nov 2019 14:00:46 +0100
From:   Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:     Qiang Zhao <qiang.zhao@....com>, Li Yang <leoyang.li@....com>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Scott Wood <oss@...error.net>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Subject: [PATCH v4 10/47] soc: fsl: qe: remove pointless sysfs registration in qe_ic.c

There's no point in registering with sysfs when that doesn't actually
allow any interaction with the device or driver (no uevents, no sysfs
files that provide information or allow configuration, no nothing).

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
---
 drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c | 31 -------------------------------
 1 file changed, 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
index 4b03060d8079..f170926ce4d1 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
@@ -474,34 +474,3 @@ int qe_ic_set_high_priority(unsigned int virq, unsigned int priority, int high)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static struct bus_type qe_ic_subsys = {
-	.name = "qe_ic",
-	.dev_name = "qe_ic",
-};
-
-static struct device device_qe_ic = {
-	.id = 0,
-	.bus = &qe_ic_subsys,
-};
-
-static int __init init_qe_ic_sysfs(void)
-{
-	int rc;
-
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "Registering qe_ic with sysfs...\n");
-
-	rc = subsys_system_register(&qe_ic_subsys, NULL);
-	if (rc) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed registering qe_ic sys class\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-	rc = device_register(&device_qe_ic);
-	if (rc) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed registering qe_ic sys device\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-subsys_initcall(init_qe_ic_sysfs);
-- 
2.23.0