netdev - kernel spam: r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully

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Message-ID: <01a445d7a344d3c4a93aaf6590d5883158f448d6.camel@infinera.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:34:01 +0000
From: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...inera.com>
To: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: kernel spam: r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23
 successfully

Using Lenovo 40AY USB type C dock which has an ethernet port(not connected).
In my laptop I see these msgs repeating endlessly:

[Wed Aug 30 19:05:30 2023] r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully
[Wed Aug 30 19:06:01 2023] r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully
[Wed Aug 30 19:09:03 2023] r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully
[Wed Aug 30 19:11:38 2023] r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully
[Wed Aug 30 19:13:34 2023] r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully
[Wed Aug 30 19:14:09 2023] r8152 2-3.1:1.0: load rtl8153b-2 v2 04/27/23 successfully
...

They begin as soon as one do ifconfig up on the I/F connected to USB Dock's eth I/F

kernel 6.1.50 (the messages has always been there)

 Jocke