netdev - [PATCH net v2 3/4] via-rhine: Eliminate version information

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Date:   Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:09:42 -0700
From:   Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@....com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@...cecomputerlab.com>
Subject: [PATCH net v2 3/4] via-rhine: Eliminate version information

From: Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@...cecomputerlab.com>

Signed-off-by: Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@...cecomputerlab.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c | 15 ---------------
 1 file changed, 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
index d3a2be2e75d0..8e8cfe110d95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt

 #define DRV_NAME	"via-rhine"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"1.5.1"
-#define DRV_RELDATE	"2010-10-09"

 #include <linux/types.h>

@@ -117,10 +115,6 @@ static const int multicast_filter_limit = 32;
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>

-/* These identify the driver base version and may not be removed. */
-static const char version[] =
-	"v1.10-LK" DRV_VERSION " " DRV_RELDATE " Written by Donald Becker";
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Donald Becker <becker@...ld.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VIA Rhine PCI Fast Ethernet driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -1051,11 +1045,6 @@ static int rhine_init_one_pci(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	u32 quirks = 0;
 #endif

-/* when built into the kernel, we only print version if device is found */
-#ifndef MODULE
-	pr_info_once("%s\n", version);
-#endif
-
 	rc = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -2296,7 +2285,6 @@ static void netdev_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *i
 	struct device *hwdev = dev->dev.parent;

 	strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
-	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 	strlcpy(info->bus_info, dev_name(hwdev), sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }

@@ -2618,9 +2606,6 @@ static int __init rhine_init(void)
 	int ret_pci, ret_platform;

 /* when a module, this is printed whether or not devices are found in probe */
-#ifdef MODULE
-	pr_info("%s\n", version);
-#endif
 	if (dmi_check_system(rhine_dmi_table)) {
 		/* these BIOSes fail at PXE boot if chip is in D3 */
 		avoid_D3 = true;
--
2.17.1