drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 14 ++------------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
These functions are redundant after commit 0daa7a0afd0f ("hwrng: Avoid
manual device_create_file() calls").
Let's call misc_(de)register() directly.
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---
drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 14 ++------------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 4084df65c9fa..29a663db6909 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -470,16 +470,6 @@ static struct attribute *rng_dev_attrs[] = {
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(rng_dev);
-static void __exit unregister_miscdev(void)
-{
- misc_deregister(&rng_miscdev);
-}
-
-static int __init register_miscdev(void)
-{
- return misc_register(&rng_miscdev);
-}
-
static int hwrng_fillfn(void *unused)
{
size_t entropy, entropy_credit = 0; /* in 1/1024 of a bit */
@@ -668,7 +658,7 @@ static int __init hwrng_modinit(void)
return -ENOMEM;
}
- ret = register_miscdev();
+ ret = misc_register(&rng_miscdev);
if (ret) {
kfree(rng_fillbuf);
kfree(rng_buffer);
@@ -685,7 +675,7 @@ static void __exit hwrng_modexit(void)
kfree(rng_fillbuf);
mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
- unregister_miscdev();
+ misc_deregister(&rng_miscdev);
}
fs_initcall(hwrng_modinit); /* depends on misc_register() */
--
2.43.0
On Sat, Jul 06, 2024 at 11:41:24PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> These functions are redundant after commit 0daa7a0afd0f ("hwrng: Avoid
> manual device_create_file() calls").
>
> Let's call misc_(de)register() directly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
> ---
>
> drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 14 ++------------
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
Patch applied. Thanks.
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