netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: Space.h: Remove unused function declarations

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Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 09:41:08 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Yue Haibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
Cc: <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
 <pabeni@...hat.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: Space.h: Remove unused function
 declarations

On Wed, 2 Aug 2023 21:07:16 +0800
Yue Haibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com> wrote:

> Commit 5aa83a4c0a15 ("  [PATCH] remove two obsolete net drivers") remove fmv18x_probe().
> And commmit 01f4685797a5 ("eth: amd: remove NI6510 support (ni65)") leave ni65_probe().
> Commit a10079c66290 ("staging: remove hp100 driver") remove hp100 driver and hp100_probe()
> declaration is not used anymore.
> 
> sonic_probe() and iph5526_probe() are never implemented since the beginning of git history.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yue Haibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>

The static setup in Space.h is a legacy from early days (pre 2.6).
Should go away, but probably has to wait until ISA bus support goes away.