[PATCH net-next] net: stmmac: remove stmmac_hw_setup() excess documentation parameter

Russell King (Oracle) rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk
Mon Sep 29 00:43:55 PDT 2025


The kernel build bot reports:

Warning: drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c:3438 Excess function parameter 'ptp_register' description in 'stmmac_hw_setup'

Fix it.

Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp at intel.com>
Fixes: 98d8ea566b85 ("net: stmmac: move timestamping/ptp init to stmmac_hw_setup() caller")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202509290927.svDd6xuw-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index be064f240895..650d75b73e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3400,7 +3400,6 @@ static void stmmac_safety_feat_configuration(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 /**
  * stmmac_hw_setup - setup mac in a usable state.
  *  @dev : pointer to the device structure.
- *  @ptp_register: register PTP if set
  *  Description:
  *  this is the main function to setup the HW in a usable state because the
  *  dma engine is reset, the core registers are configured (e.g. AXI,
-- 
2.47.3




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