They are __init, so they are freed after init is done. But this obfuscates the code. Provided these days, we usually don't print anything if everything has gone fine, drop the info print completely (along with now unused and always artificial SIXPACK_VERSION). And move the other string into the printk proper (while converting from KERN_ERR to pr_err()). Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Andreas Koensgen <ajk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-hams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c | 11 +---------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c index 25d6d2308130..5c47730f5d58 100644 --- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c +++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c @@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ #include <linux/semaphore.h> #include <linux/refcount.h> -#define SIXPACK_VERSION "Revision: 0.3.0" - /* sixpack priority commands */ #define SIXP_SEOF 0x40 /* start and end of a 6pack frame */ #define SIXP_TX_URUN 0x48 /* transmit overrun */ @@ -745,21 +743,14 @@ static struct tty_ldisc_ops sp_ldisc = { /* Initialize 6pack control device -- register 6pack line discipline */ -static const char msg_banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \ - "AX.25: 6pack driver, " SIXPACK_VERSION "\n"; -static const char msg_regfail[] __initconst = KERN_ERR \ - "6pack: can't register line discipline (err = %d)\n"; - static int __init sixpack_init_driver(void) { int status; - printk(msg_banner); - /* Register the provided line protocol discipline */ status = tty_register_ldisc(&sp_ldisc); if (status) - printk(msg_regfail, status); + pr_err("6pack: can't register line discipline (err = %d)\n", status); return status; } -- 2.46.0