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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:50:05 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: usb: remove unnecessary get_drvinfo code
 and
 driver versions

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:23:01 -0800 you wrote:
> Many USB network drivers define get_drvinfo functions which add no
> value over usbnet_get_drvinfo, only setting the driver name and
> version. usbnet_get_drvinfo automatically sets the driver name, and
> separate driver versions are now frowned upon in the kernel. Remove all
> driver versions and replace these get_drvinfo functions with references
> to usbnet_get_drvinfo where possible. Where that is not possible,
> remove unnecessary code to set the driver name. Also remove two
> unnecessary initializations from aqc111_get_drvinfo, an inaccurate
> comment in pegasus.c, and an unused macro in catc.c.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v4] net: usb: remove unnecessary get_drvinfo code and driver versions
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/44ecaff55282

You are awesome, thank you!
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