linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] staging: rtl8188eu: replace driver with better version

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Message-ID: <YPqhmjYDj0rq7V7r@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:01:46 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        fabioaiuto83@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] staging: rtl8188eu: replace driver with better
 version

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 01:42:07AM +0100, Phillip Potter wrote:
> I had to break this patchset up a bit to get around the file size limits
> on the mailing list, and also I removed the hostapd stuff which is
> userspace related and therefore not required.
> 
> The driver currently in staging is older and less functional than the
> version on Larry Finger's GitHub account, branch v5.2.2.4. This series
> of patches therefore:
> 
> (1) Removes the current driver from staging.
> (2) Imports the GitHub version mentioned above in its place.
> 
> There is plenty of work to do to this driver, including to its Makefile,
> but it is at least buildable/usable for now.

Looks like it failed to build :(

And does this replace the 0/2 series?  If so, is this a v2?

confused,

greg k-h