netdev - [PATCH] vhost: remove unnecessary module

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Message-ID: <20260131020010.45647-1-enelsonmoore@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:00:09 -0800
From: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
To: kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] vhost: remove unnecessary module_init/exit functions

The vhost driver has unnecessary empty module_init and
module_exit functions. Remove them. Note that if a module_init function
exists, a module_exit function must also exist; otherwise, the module
cannot be unloaded.

Signed-off-by: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
---
 drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 12 ------------
 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index bccdc9eab267..d0e2b9638ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -3326,18 +3326,6 @@ void vhost_set_backend_features(struct vhost_dev *dev, u64 features)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_set_backend_features);
 
-static int __init vhost_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit vhost_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(vhost_init);
-module_exit(vhost_exit);
-
 MODULE_VERSION("0.0.1");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael S. Tsirkin");
-- 
2.43.0