kernel/linux.git/drivers/net/Space.c, branch v6.18.21

net: Space: Replace memset(0) + strscpy() with strscpy_pad()

2025-08-15T19:37:50+00:00

Replace memset(0) followed by strscpy() with strscpy_pad() to improve netdev_boot_setup_add(). This avoids zeroing the memory before copying the string and ensures the destination buffer is only written to once, simplifying the code and improving efficiency. Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250814180514.251000-2-thorsten.blum@linux.dev Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: appletalk: remove cops support

2023-10-04T18:49:20+00:00

The COPS Appletalk support is very old, never said to actually work properly, and the firmware code for the devices are under a very suspect license. Remove it all to clear up the license issue, if it is still needed and actually used by anyone, we can add it back later once the license is cleared up. Reported-by: Prarit Bhargava Cc: jschlst@samba.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig Acked-by: Prarit Bhargava Reviewed-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230927090029.44704-2-gregkh@linuxfoundation.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: move from strlcpy with unused retval to strscpy

2022-08-31T21:11:07+00:00

Follow the advice of the below link and prefer 'strscpy' in this subsystem. Conversion is 1:1 because the return value is not used. Generated by a coccinelle script. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgfRnXz0W3D37d01q3JFkr_i_uTL=V6A6G1oUZcprmknw@mail.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang Acked-by: Marc Kleine-Budde # for CAN Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220830201457.7984-1-wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

eth: amd: remove NI6510 support (ni65)

2022-05-11T12:09:59+00:00

Looks like all the changes to this driver had been tree-wide refactoring since git era begun. The driver is using virt_to_bus() we should make it use more modern DMA APIs but since it's unlikely to be getting any use these days delete it instead. We can always revert to bring it back. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

wan: remove sbni/granch driver

2021-08-03T12:05:26+00:00

The driver was merged in 1999 and has only ever seen treewide cleanups since then, with no indication whatsoever that anyone has actually had access to hardware for testing the patches. >From the information in the link below, it appears that the hardware is for some leased line system in Russia that has since been discontinued, and useless without any remote end to connect to. As the driver still feels like a Linux-2.2 era artifact today, it appears that the best way forward is to just delete it. Link: https://www.tms.ru/%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_Granch_SBNI12-10 Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

move netdev_boot_setup into Space.c

2021-08-03T12:05:26+00:00

This is now only used by a handful of old ISA drivers, and can be moved into the file they already all depend on. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

m68k: remove legacy probing

2021-08-03T12:05:25+00:00

There are six m68k specific drivers that use the legacy probe method in drivers/net/Space.c. However, all of these only support a single device, and they completely ignore the command line settings from netdev_boot_setup_check, so there is really no point at all. Aside from sun3_82586, these already have a module_init function that can be used for built-in mode as well, simply by removing the #ifdef. Note that the 82596 driver was previously used on ISA as well, but that got dropped long ago. Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

cs89x0: rework driver configuration

2021-08-03T12:05:25+00:00

There are two drivers in the cs89x0 file, with the CONFIG_CS89x0_PLATFORM symbol deciding which one is getting built. This is somewhat confusing and makes it more likely ton configure a driver that works nowhere. Split up the Kconfig option into separate ISA and PLATFORM drivers, with the ISA symbol explicitly connecting to the static probing in drivers/net/Space.c The two drivers are still mutually incompatible at compile time, which could be lifted by splitting them into multiple files, but in practice this will make no difference. The platform driver can now be enabled for compile-testing on non-ARM machines. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

appletalk: ltpc: remove static probing

2021-08-03T12:05:25+00:00

This driver never relies on the netdev_boot_setup_check() to get its configuration, so it can just as well do its own probing all the time. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Space: remove hp100 probe

2021-04-13T22:13:13+00:00

The driver was removed last year, but the static initialization got left behind by accident. Fixes: a10079c66290 ("staging: remove hp100 driver") Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller