netdev - [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: gianfar: use devm for register

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Message-ID: <20250710204032.650152-8-rosenp@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:40:28 -0700
From: Rosen Penev <rosenp@...il.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: gianfar: use devm for register_netdev

Avoid manual unregister of netdev.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 05dedb6c9848..53839dfc5e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -3265,7 +3265,7 @@ static int gfar_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	/* Carrier starts down, phylib will bring it up */
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
-	err = register_netdev(dev);
+	err = devm_register_netdev(&ofdev->dev, dev);
 
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("%s: Cannot register net device, aborting\n", dev->name);
@@ -3334,8 +3334,6 @@ static void gfar_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
 	of_node_put(priv->tbi_node);
 
-	unregister_netdev(priv->ndev);
-
 	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
 		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 
-- 
2.50.0