linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] rt2x00usb: remove unnecessary rx flag checks

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Message-ID: <20190701110750.GB13992@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:07:51 +0200
From:   Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
To:     Soeren Moch <smoch@....de>
Cc:     Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@...glemail.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] rt2x00usb: remove unnecessary rx flag checks

On Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 12:53:14PM +0200, Soeren Moch wrote:
> In contrast to the TX path, there is no need to separately read the transfer
> status from the device after receiving RX data. Consequently, there is no
> real STATUS_PENDING RX processing queue entry state.
> Remove the unnecessary ENTRY_DATA_STATUS_PENDING flag checks from the RX path.
> Also remove the misleading comment about reading RX status from device.
> 
> Suggested-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Soeren Moch <smoch@....de>

Acked-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>