linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/18] staging: rtl8723bs: remove 5Ghz code

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Message-ID: <6cafb0fc-7a53-cc56-a67b-4fb82d5130ea@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:49:47 +0200
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/18] staging: rtl8723bs: remove 5Ghz code

Hi Fabio,

On 6/19/21 12:47 PM, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> This patch series removes all occurences of 5Ghz code over the
> driver as required from driver's TODO list:
> 
> 	- find and remove remaining code valid only for 5 GHz.
> 	  most of the obvious one have been removed, but things
> 	  like channel > 14 still exist.
> 
> rtl8723bs work on 2.4Ghz band and supports 802.11bgn standards.
> So all code related to 802.11a/ac standard is removed, as well
> as code related to channel numbers above 14.
> 
> VHT code is deleted as well, for it's related to 802.11ac.
> 
> Comments are fixed accordingly and many unused variables are
> deleted.
> 
> Every single patch of this series has been tested on a
> Lenovo Ideapad MIIX 300-10IBY except for the last one,
> for obvious reason (it deletes just the TODO item).

Thank you for your work on this. I've replied to 3 of
the patches with some comments. The rest of the series
looks ok to me (based on a quick scan of the patches).

Regards,

Hans



> 
> So:
> 
> Tested-by: Fabio Auto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
> 
> Fabio Aiuto (18):
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove all 5Ghz network types
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove code related to unsupported channel
>     bandwidth
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove unused enum items related to channel
>     bonding
>   staging: rtl8723bs: rename enum items related to channel bonding
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove 5Ghz field in struct registry_priv
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove struct rt_channel_plan_5g
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove all branchings between 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz band
>     types
>   staging: rtl8723bs: beautify prototypes in include/hal_com_phycfg.h
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove 5Ghz code related to channel plan
>     definition
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove some unused 5Ghz macro definitions
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove 5Ghz code related to RF power calibration
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove VHT dead code
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove unused ODM_CMNINFO_BOARD_TYPE enum item
>   staging: rtl8723bs: fix macro value for 2.4Ghz only device
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove register initializations tied to 802.11ac
>     standard
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove obsolete 5Ghz comments
>   staging: rtl8723bs: fix check allowing 5Ghz settings
>   staging: rtl8723bs: remove item from TODO list
> 
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/TODO                |    2 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c       |   10 +-
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c    |   22 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c     |   10 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c |  328 ++---
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c    |   29 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c     |    5 +-
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/HalBtc8723b1Ant.c   |    4 +-
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/HalBtc8723b2Ant.c   |    5 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/HalBtcOutSrc.h  |    1 -
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/HalHWImg8723B_BB.c  |   17 +-
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/HalHWImg8723B_RF.c  |  595 ++++-----
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/HalPhyRf_8723B.c    |   19 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_btcoex.c    |    4 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c       |  241 ----
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c    | 1059 +++--------------
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/odm.c           |   50 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/odm.h           |   42 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/odm_DIG.c       |    2 -
>  .../rtl8723bs/hal/odm_EdcaTurboCheck.c        |    4 +-
>  .../rtl8723bs/hal/odm_RegConfig8723B.c        |    5 +-
>  .../rtl8723bs/hal/odm_RegConfig8723B.h        |    2 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_dm.c   |    1 -
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c |   53 +-
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c   |   43 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c  |    5 -
>  .../rtl8723bs/include/Hal8192CPhyReg.h        |    2 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/drv_types.h |   10 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h   |   62 +-
>  .../rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_phycfg.h        |  198 +--
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h   |    1 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_data.h  |   40 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h    |    2 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_phy.h   |   10 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/ieee80211.h |   67 +-
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtl8723b_xmit.h |   21 -
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ht.h    |    4 -
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h  |   52 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_rf.h    |   33 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wifi.h      |    1 -
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c |    4 -
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c    |    8 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c   |   13 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/wifi_regd.c  |    4 -
>  44 files changed, 640 insertions(+), 2450 deletions(-)
>