linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] staging: rtl8188eu: Replace a custom function with crc32

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jul 2021 01:41:15 +0200
From:   "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] staging: rtl8188eu: Replace a custom function with crc32_le()

On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 3:17:37 PM CEST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 09:26:18PM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> > Use kernel API crc32_le() in place of the custom getcrc32(). Remove no
> > more used functions and variables after the changes made by patch 1/2.
> > 
> > Fabio M. De Francesco (2):
> >   staging: rtl8188eu: Replace a custom function with crc32_le()
> >   staging: rtl8188eu: Remove no more used functions and variables
> >  
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c | 81 +++++--------------
> >  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
> 
> Much nicer, thanks!

Glad you appreciated my solution to this problem. There is another driver 
(rtl8723bs) that needs a change like this. I will post a similar patch by 
tomorrow.

Thanks very much,

Fabio