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

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:50:08 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: remove unnecessary module_init/exit
 functions

Hello:

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

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:42:56 -0800 you 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>
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: remove unnecessary module_init/exit functions
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/e0221553436b

You are awesome, thank you!
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