[PATCH net-next] ixgb: Omit private ndo_get_stats function

[PATCH net-next] ixgb: Omit private ndo_get_stats function

[Tobias Klauser]

ixgb_get_stats() just returns dev->stats so we can leave it
out altogether and let dev_get_stats() do the job.

Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c | 16 ----------------
 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index fbd220d137b3..5a713199653c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static void ixgb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev);
 static void ixgb_watchdog(unsigned long data);
 static netdev_tx_t ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct net_device *netdev);
-static struct net_device_stats *ixgb_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev);
 static int ixgb_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu);
 static int ixgb_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p);
 static irqreturn_t ixgb_intr(int irq, void *data);
@@ -367,7 +366,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ixgb_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open 		= ixgb_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= ixgb_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= ixgb_xmit_frame,
-	.ndo_get_stats		= ixgb_get_stats,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= ixgb_set_multi,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= ixgb_set_mac,
@@ -1597,20 +1595,6 @@ ixgb_tx_timeout_task(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /**
- * ixgb_get_stats - Get System Network Statistics
- * @netdev: network interface device structure
- *
- * Returns the address of the device statistics structure.
- * The statistics are actually updated from the timer callback.
- **/
-
-static struct net_device_stats *
-ixgb_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	return &netdev->stats;
-}
-
-/**
  * ixgb_change_mtu - Change the Maximum Transfer Unit
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
  * @new_mtu: new value for maximum frame size
-- 
2.11.0

RE: [PATCH net-next] ixgb: Omit private ndo_get_stats function

[Brown, Aaron F]

> From: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Tobias Klauser
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 3:08 AM
> To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Kirsher, Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>; intel-wired-
> lan@lists.osuosl.org; Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> Subject: [PATCH net-next] ixgb: Omit private ndo_get_stats function
> 
> ixgb_get_stats() just returns dev->stats so we can leave it
> out altogether and let dev_get_stats() do the job.
> 
> Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c | 16 ----------------
>  1 file changed, 16 deletions(-)

Well, well.  I managed to locate one of my ixgb based adapters as well as a system with a working PCI-X bus to host it.

Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com>