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net: remove unnecessary module_init/exit functions
authorEthan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@gmail.com>
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:42:56 +0000 (16:42 -0800)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Tue, 3 Feb 2026 01:25:23 +0000 (17:25 -0800)
commite0221553436b1c49a14ae251d95ea2e19c5b5a14
tree8a668e40680e762b94ddb50ea46f0eb7e83f3cfb
parent14e6cf8474e15f5599de2be7b66226138c0a9fc2
net: remove unnecessary module_init/exit functions

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@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
Acked-by: Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@pengutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260131004327.18112-1-enelsonmoore@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
drivers/net/arcnet/com20020.c
drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
drivers/net/ethernet/8390/8390.c
drivers/net/ethernet/8390/8390p.c
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/pci.c
drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
drivers/net/net_failover.c
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/btcoexist/rtl_btc.c
drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_main.c