linux-kernel - [PATCHv2 net-next 7/9] net: smsc911x: remove pointless NULL checks

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Message-ID: <20241001182916.122259-8-rosenp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue,  1 Oct 2024 11:29:14 -0700
From: Rosen Penev <rosenp@...il.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: andrew@...n.ch,
	davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	steve.glendinning@...well.net
Subject: [PATCHv2 net-next 7/9] net: smsc911x: remove pointless NULL checks

ioaddr can never be NULL. Probe aborts in such a case.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@...il.com>
Reviewed-by: Kalesh AP <kalesh-anakkur.purayil@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c | 10 ----------
 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index e757c5825620..c4c6480c0ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -2110,11 +2110,6 @@ static int smsc911x_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock_init(&pdata->dev_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&pdata->mac_lock);
 
-	if (pdata->ioaddr == NULL) {
-		SMSC_WARN(pdata, probe, "pdata->ioaddr: 0x00000000");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * poll the READY bit in PMT_CTRL. Any other access to the device is
 	 * forbidden while this bit isn't set. Try for 100ms
@@ -2339,11 +2334,6 @@ static int smsc911x_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	if (pdata->ioaddr == NULL) {
-		SMSC_WARN(pdata, probe, "Error smsc911x base address invalid");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	retval = smsc911x_probe_config(&pdata->config, &pdev->dev);
 	if (retval && config) {
 		/* copy config parameters across to pdata */
-- 
2.46.2