linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/11] staging: rtl8723bs: moved function prototype out of core/rtw_ioctl_set.c and core/rtw

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Date:   Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:28:42 +0100
From:   Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     joe@...ches.com, apw@...onical.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] staging: rtl8723bs: moved function prototype out
 of core/rtw_ioctl_set.c and core/rtw_mlme.c

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 05:09:00PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 03:31:41PM +0100, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> > fix the following checkpatch issues:
> > 
> > WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> > 40: FILE: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c:40:
> > +u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter);
> > 
> > WARNING: externs should be avoided in .c files
> > 15: FILE: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c:15:
> > +extern u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter);
> > 
> > moved function prototype in include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c    | 1 -
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c         | 2 --
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h | 2 ++
> >  3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> > index cb14855742f7..7d858cae2395 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> > @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ u8 rtw_validate_ssid(struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid)
> >  	return ret;
> >  }
> >  
> > -u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter);
> >  u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter)
> >  {
> >  	struct list_head	*plist, *phead;
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
> > index 95cfef118a94..1ee86ec2dee7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
> > @@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
> >  #include <hal_btcoex.h>
> >  #include <linux/jiffies.h>
> >  
> > -extern u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter);
> > -
> >  int	rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
> >  {
> >  	int	i;
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
> > index 4b929b84040a..55722c1366aa 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
> > @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ u8 rtw_set_802_11_connect(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *bssid, struct ndis_802_1
> >  u8 rtw_validate_bssid(u8 *bssid);
> >  u8 rtw_validate_ssid(struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid);
> >  
> > +u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter);
> > +
> 
> This is already in drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h, why
> declare it again?

I didn't check the rtl8188eu for that's not a module rtl8723bs depends on

> I'm stopping here on reviewing this patchset, please look closer at it
> again and fix up and resend a v2.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Ok, I will fix everything and send you a patchset v2