| Message ID | 20181105175222.12337-1-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
| Series | net: alx: make alx_drv_name static | expand |
From: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 18:52:21 +0100 > alx_drv_name is not used outside main.c, so there's no reason for it to > have external linkage. > > Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Applied.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx.h index 78c5de467426..9d0e74f6b089 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx.h @@ -140,6 +140,5 @@ struct alx_priv { }; extern const struct ethtool_ops alx_ethtool_ops; -extern const char alx_drv_name[]; #endif diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c index 7968c644ad86..c131cfc1b79d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ #include "hw.h" #include "reg.h" -const char alx_drv_name[] = "alx"; +static const char alx_drv_name[] = "alx"; static void alx_free_txbuf(struct alx_tx_queue *txq, int entry) {
alx_drv_name is not used outside main.c, so there's no reason for it to have external linkage. Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> --- drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx.h | 1 - drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)