linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] staging: rtl8188eu: introduce new supporting files for RTL8188eu driver

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:29:36 +0200
From:   Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
To:     Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] staging: rtl8188eu: introduce new supporting files
 for RTL8188eu driver

Hello Phillip,

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 01:42:13AM +0100, Phillip Potter wrote:
> This patchset is split in order to keep the file sizes down. These
> supporting files are part of the newer/better driver from GitHub modified by
> Larry Finger. Import this as the basis for all future work going
> forward. Also, modify Makefile so that driver has same module filename
> as original rtl8188eu driver from staging.
> 
> Suggested-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
> Signed-off-by: Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/COPYING  | 356 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig  |  25 ++
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile | 509 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 890 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/COPYING
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
>  create mode 100755 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile

Nice work...

a new TODO file is needed.

@Larry, maybe you can help us telling what's needed
to mainline this new rtl8188eu.

thank you,

fabio