netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] sunhme: fix the version number in struct ethtool

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Date:   Sat, 5 Feb 2022 15:48:41 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@...tec.de>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] sunhme: fix the version number in struct
 ethtool_drvinfo

> > > struct ethtool_drvinfo *info> 
> > >  {
> > >  
> > >  	struct happy_meal *hp = netdev_priv(dev);
> > > 
> > > -	strlcpy(info->driver, "sunhme", sizeof(info->driver));
> > > -	strlcpy(info->version, "2.02", sizeof(info->version));
> > > +	strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
> > > +	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
> > 
> > I would suggest you drop setting info->version. The kernel will fill
> > it with the current kernel version, which is much more meaningful.
> 
> Would it make sense to completely remove the version number from the driver 
> then?

If it is not used anywhere else, yes, you can remove it.

   Andrew