* Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] ixgb:Remove reducant error path after call to ixgb_sw_init in the function ixgb_probe
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@ 2015-10-15 1:23 ` Jeff Kirsher
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From: Jeff Kirsher @ 2015-10-15 1:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Nicholas Krause
Cc: jesse.brandeburg, shannon.nelson, carolyn.wyborny,
donald.c.skidmore, matthew.vick, john.ronciak, mitch.a.williams,
intel-wired-lan, netdev, linux-kernel
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On Wed, 2015-10-14 at 18:57 -0400, Nicholas Krause wrote:
> This removes the reducant error path and now no longer used goto
> label err_sw_init after the call to ixgb_probe in the function
> ixgb_sw_init after calling this function due to it always returning
> zero as it is guarantee to run successfully without any issues.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@gmail.com>
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> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c | 5 +----
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
This driver (ixgb), as well as e100 and e1000 are in maintenance mode
which means bug fixes ONLY!
Is this patch necessary? Answer: No
Is this a bug fix? Answer: No
Should you have sent this patch? See answers to previous questions.
Please ask these questions to yourself when putting together a patch
against these drivers (listed above).
With that said, dropping this series.
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