linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/7] tty: synclink_gt: drop info messages from init/exit functions

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Message-ID: <20230731090002.15680-5-jirislaby@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:59:59 +0200
From:   "Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] tty: synclink_gt: drop info messages from init/exit functions

It is preferred NOT to print anything from init and exit functions of a
module. (If everything goes fine.)

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c | 10 ----------
 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
index a8716a81ac74..4a93e0e48156 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
@@ -3628,8 +3628,6 @@ static void slgt_cleanup(void)
 	struct slgt_info *info;
 	struct slgt_info *tmp;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "unload %s\n", driver_name);
-
 	if (serial_driver) {
 		for (info=slgt_device_list ; info != NULL ; info=info->next_device)
 			tty_unregister_device(serial_driver, info->line);
@@ -3671,8 +3669,6 @@ static int __init slgt_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", driver_name);
-
 	serial_driver = tty_alloc_driver(MAX_DEVICES, TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW |
 			TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV);
 	if (IS_ERR(serial_driver)) {
@@ -3701,9 +3697,6 @@ static int __init slgt_init(void)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s, tty major#%d\n",
-	       driver_name, serial_driver->major);
-
 	slgt_device_count = 0;
 	if ((rc = pci_register_driver(&pci_driver)) < 0) {
 		printk("%s pci_register_driver error=%d\n", driver_name, rc);
@@ -3711,9 +3704,6 @@ static int __init slgt_init(void)
 	}
 	pci_registered = true;
 
-	if (!slgt_device_list)
-		printk("%s no devices found\n",driver_name);
-
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-- 
2.41.0