The check for module state MODULE_STATE_LIVE is no longer required for LLDs, as libfcoe transport takes care of it. Reference: http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=129989565903046&w=2 Signed-off-by: Bhanu Prakash Gollapudi <bprakash@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c | 23 ----------------------- 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c index aab55e2..38a00fe 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c @@ -1395,12 +1395,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_destroy(struct net_device *netdev) rtnl_lock(); mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock); -#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_BNX2X_FCOE_MODULE - if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) { - rc = -ENODEV; - goto netdev_err; - } -#endif /* obtain physical netdev */ if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev); @@ -1768,11 +1762,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_disable(struct net_device *netdev) mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock); - if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) { - rc = -ENODEV; - goto nodev; - } - /* obtain physical netdev */ if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev); @@ -1828,11 +1817,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_enable(struct net_device *netdev) BNX2FC_MISC_DBG("Entered %s\n", __func__); mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock); - if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) { - rc = -ENODEV; - goto nodev; - } - /* obtain physical netdev */ if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev); @@ -1899,13 +1883,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev, enum fip_state fip_mode) mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock); -#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_BNX2X_FCOE_MODULE - if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) { - rc = -ENODEV; - goto mod_err; - } -#endif - if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) { rc = -EINVAL; goto mod_err; -- 1.7.0.6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html