netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove unnecessary module

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Message-ID: <20260201134739.GA114183@shredder>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 15:47:39 +0200
From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
To: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
	Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@...nel.org>,
	Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>,
	Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>,
	Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>,
	Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
	Thomas Mühlbacher <tmuehlbacher@...teo.net>,
	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove unnecessary module_init/exit
 functions

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 04:42:56PM -0800, Ethan Nelson-Moore wrote:
> Many network drivers have unnecessary empty module_init and module_exit
> functions. Remove them (including some that just print a message). 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>

For mlxsw:

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>

Thanks