}
 
 /* Start of netdev section */
-static inline const char *usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(unsigned long event)
-{
-       return netdev_cmd_to_name(event);
-}
-
 static void usnic_ib_qp_grp_modify_active_to_err(struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev)
 {
        struct usnic_ib_ucontext *ctx;
                        ib_dispatch_event(&ib_event);
                } else {
                        usnic_dbg("Ignoring %s on %s\n",
-                                       usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event),
+                                       netdev_cmd_to_name(event),
                                        us_ibdev->ib_dev.name);
                }
                break;
                break;
        default:
                usnic_dbg("Ignoring event %s on %s",
-                               usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event),
+                               netdev_cmd_to_name(event),
                                us_ibdev->ib_dev.name);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
        switch (event) {
        case NETDEV_DOWN:
                usnic_info("%s via ip notifiers",
-                               usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event));
+                               netdev_cmd_to_name(event));
                usnic_fwd_del_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev);
                usnic_ib_qp_grp_modify_active_to_err(us_ibdev);
                ib_event.event = IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE;
        case NETDEV_UP:
                usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev, ifa->ifa_address);
                usnic_info("%s via ip notifiers: ip %pI4",
-                               usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event),
+                               netdev_cmd_to_name(event),
                                &us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr);
                ib_event.event = IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE;
                ib_event.device = &us_ibdev->ib_dev;
                break;
        default:
                usnic_info("Ignoring event %s on %s",
-                               usnic_ib_netdev_event_to_string(event),
+                               netdev_cmd_to_name(event),
                                us_ibdev->ib_dev.name);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);