linux-kernel - [PATCH RESEND net-next] cfg80211: remove unused callback

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Date:   Sat,  6 Feb 2021 20:47:47 +0100
From:   Matteo Croce <mcroce@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RESEND net-next] cfg80211: remove unused callback

From: Matteo Croce <mcroce@...rosoft.com>

The ieee80211 class registers a callback which actually does nothing.
Given that the callback is optional, and all its accesses are protected
by a NULL check, remove it entirely.

Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce <mcroce@...rosoft.com>
---
 net/wireless/sysfs.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/wireless/sysfs.c b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
index 3ac1f48195d2..41cb4d565149 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ static void wiphy_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	cfg80211_dev_free(rdev);
 }
 
-static int wiphy_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
-{
-	/* TODO, we probably need stuff here */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static void cfg80211_leave_all(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 {
@@ -157,7 +151,6 @@ struct class ieee80211_class = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dev_release = wiphy_dev_release,
 	.dev_groups = ieee80211_groups,
-	.dev_uevent = wiphy_uevent,
 	.pm = WIPHY_PM_OPS,
 	.ns_type = &net_ns_type_operations,
 	.namespace = wiphy_namespace,
-- 
2.29.2