Subject: [PATCH net-next] ixgbevf: Remove unused ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 17:40:02 +0000

From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <[email-masked]>

The const struct ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops was added in 2016 as part of
commit c6d45171d706 ("ixgbevf: Support Windows hosts (Hyper-V)")

but has remained unused.

The functions it references are still referenced elsewhere.

Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <[email-masked]>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h |  1 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c     | 12 ------------
 2 files changed, 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
index 130cb868774c..a43cb500274e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_82599_vf_hv_info;
 extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X540_vf_hv_info;
 extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X550_vf_hv_info;
 extern const struct ixgbevf_info ixgbevf_X550EM_x_vf_hv_info;
-extern const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops;
 
 /* needed by ethtool.c */
 extern const char ixgbevf_driver_name[];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
index a55dd978f7ca..24d0237e7a99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.c
@@ -505,15 +505,3 @@ const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_mbx_ops_legacy = {
 	.check_for_ack	= ixgbevf_check_for_ack_vf,
 	.check_for_rst	= ixgbevf_check_for_rst_vf,
 };
-
-/* Mailbox operations when running on Hyper-V.
- * On Hyper-V, PF/VF communication is not through the
- * hardware mailbox; this communication is through
- * a software mediated path.
- * Most mail box operations are noop while running on
- * Hyper-V.
- */
-const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ixgbevf_hv_mbx_ops = {
-	.init_params	= ixgbevf_init_mbx_params_vf,
-	.check_for_rst	= ixgbevf_check_for_rst_vf,
-};
-- 
2.47.1