Re: [PATCH] crypto: powerpc/vmx - clean up includes, metadata, and p8_init()

From: Sudhakar Kuppusamy

Date: Tue Sep 15 2026 - 03:06:01 EST




> On 14 Sep 2026, at 1:45 PM, Thorsten Blum <blum@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In p8_init(), remove the goto statement and return ret directly.
>
> Remove any redundant includes, add a missing space in MODULE_AUTHOR(),
> and join the MODULE_DESCRIPTION() strings for better grepability.
>
> Also remove MODULE_VERSION(). It has never been updated and the kernel
> release better reflects the module version.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <blum@xxxxxxxxxx>


Reviewed-by: Sudhakar Kuppusamy <sudhakar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Sudhakar

> ---
> arch/powerpc/crypto/vmx.c | 14 +++-----------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/crypto/vmx.c b/arch/powerpc/crypto/vmx.c
> index 08da5311dfdf..8abc4db8ee4e 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/crypto/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/crypto/vmx.c
> @@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
> */
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> -#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
> -#include <linux/types.h>
> -#include <linux/err.h>
> #include <linux/cpufeature.h>
> -#include <linux/crypto.h>
> -#include <asm/cputable.h>
> #include <crypto/internal/skcipher.h>
>
> #include "aesp8-ppc.h"
> @@ -24,7 +19,7 @@ static int __init p8_init(void)
>
> ret = crypto_register_skcipher(&p8_aes_cbc_alg);
> if (ret)
> - goto err;
> + return ret;
>
> ret = crypto_register_skcipher(&p8_aes_ctr_alg);
> if (ret)
> @@ -40,7 +35,6 @@ static int __init p8_init(void)
> crypto_unregister_skcipher(&p8_aes_ctr_alg);
> err_unregister_aes_cbc:
> crypto_unregister_skcipher(&p8_aes_cbc_alg);
> -err:
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -54,8 +48,6 @@ static void __exit p8_exit(void)
> module_cpu_feature_match(PPC_MODULE_FEATURE_VEC_CRYPTO, p8_init);
> module_exit(p8_exit);
>
> -MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcelo Cerri<mhcerri@xxxxxxxxxx>");
> -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IBM VMX cryptographic acceleration instructions "
> - "support on Power 8");
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcelo Cerri <mhcerri@xxxxxxxxxx>");
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IBM VMX cryptographic acceleration instructions support on Power 8");
> MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> -MODULE_VERSION("1.0.0");
>