netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] ezchip: Switch to some devm

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Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2023 20:54:38 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] ezchip: Switch to some devm_ function to
 simplify code

On Wed,  4 Jan 2023 22:05:33 +0100 Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> devm_alloc_etherdev() and devm_register_netdev() can be used to simplify
> code.
> 
> Now the error handling path of the probe and the remove function are
> useless and can be removed completely.

Right, but this is very likely a dead driver. Why invest in refactoring?