ixgbevf: Remove unused ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops

The const struct ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops was added in 2016 as part of
commit c6d45171d706 ("ixgbevf: Support Windows hosts (Hyper-V)")

but has remained unused.

The functions it references are still referenced elsewhere.

Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <linux@treblig.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250105122847.27341-1-linux@treblig.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
index 9b37f354d78ce0eb6cc100c343b5e6dfb2481e85..4384e892f9679a67d590926ee6ab37e81c982778 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_hv_info;
 extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X550_vf_hv_info;
 extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X550EM_x_vf_hv_info;
 extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_e610_vf_hv_info;
-extern const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops;
 
 /* needed by ethtool.c */
 extern const char ixgbevf_driver_name[];

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
index a55dd978f7cad6627652c7a56a301237573e593d..24d0237e7a99d367277c09047e61a82e0f3122fa 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
@@ -505,15 +505,3 @@ const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops_legacy = {
        .check_for_ack  = ixgbevf_check_for_ack_vf,
        .check_for_rst  = ixgbevf_check_for_rst_vf,
 };
-
-/* Mailbox operations when running on Hyper-V.
- * On Hyper-V, PF/VF communication is not through the
- * hardware mailbox; this communication is through
- * a software mediated path.
- * Most mail box operations are noop while running on
- * Hyper-V.
- */
-const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops = {
-       .init_params    = ixgbevf_init_mbx_params_vf,
-       .check_for_rst  = ixgbevf_check_for_rst_vf,
-};