linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: rtlwifi: add MAC80211 dependency

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Message-ID: <20170824235905.GA23042@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:59:05 -0700
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Yan-Hsuan Chuang <yhchuang@...ltek.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Birming Chiu <birming@...ltek.com>,
        Steven Ting <steventing@...ltek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: rtlwifi: add MAC80211 dependency

On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 02:23:08PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 08/23/2017 08:22 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > Like the version in drivers/net/wireless, this driver requires the
> > MAC80211 framework, otherwise we run into a link error:
> > 
> > ERROR: "ieee80211_rx_irqsafe" [drivers/staging/rtlwifi/r8822be.ko] undefined!
> > ERROR: "cfg80211_unlink_bss" [drivers/staging/rtlwifi/r8822be.ko] undefined!
> > ERROR: "ieee80211_beacon_get_tim" [drivers/staging/rtlwifi/r8822be.ko] undefined!
> > ERROR: "ieee80211_resume_disconnect" [drivers/staging/rtlwifi/r8822be.ko] undefined!
> > 
> > This adds the Kconfig dependency for it.
> > 
> > Fixes: 56bde846304e ("staging: r8822be: Add existing rtlwifi and rtl_pci parts for new driver")
> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> Greg,
> 
> I lost track of which version of this patch you are taking. The one that
> Randy Dunlap sent that added NETDEVICES was better than the initial version,
> but this one with MAC80211 is the correct one. Randy's patch is in the
> latest pull I did on staging.
> 
> Do you want an updated patch?

Nope, all should be good now, I've fixed it by hand.  Look in my tree
and if it's still wrong there, please send me a fixup.

thanks,

greg k-h