linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: replace custom hwaddr_aton_i() with mac

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Message-ID: <CAA=Fs0=6xJtTBo5n4_JAvFezZZ1zGnRDZAbh4ExWko=o2sPR6g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:48:21 +0100
From:   Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
To:     Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: replace custom hwaddr_aton_i() with mac_pton()

On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 at 14:21, Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Replace custom hwaddr_aton_i() with mac_pton() in core/ioctl_linux.c
> and remove the now unused functions hwaddr_aton_i() and hex2num_i().
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 40 +-------------------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 39 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> index d059b738b348..38ee41f9d2ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> @@ -89,44 +89,6 @@ static const char * const iw_operation_mode[] = {
>         "Secondary", "Monitor"
>  };
>
> -static int hex2num_i(char c)
> -{
> -       if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
> -               return c - '0';
> -       if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')
> -               return c - 'a' + 10;
> -       if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F')
> -               return c - 'A' + 10;
> -       return -1;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * hwaddr_aton - Convert ASCII string to MAC address
> - * @txt: MAC address as a string (e.g., "00:11:22:33:44:55")
> - * @addr: Buffer for the MAC address (ETH_ALEN = 6 bytes)
> - * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g., string not a MAC address)
> - */
> -static int hwaddr_aton_i(const char *txt, u8 *addr)
> -{
> -       int i;
> -
> -       for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
> -               int a, b;
> -
> -               a = hex2num_i(*txt++);
> -               if (a < 0)
> -                       return -1;
> -               b = hex2num_i(*txt++);
> -               if (b < 0)
> -                       return -1;
> -               *addr++ = (a << 4) | b;
> -               if (i < 5 && *txt++ != ':')
> -                       return -1;
> -       }
> -
> -       return 0;
> -}
> -
>  void indicate_wx_scan_complete_event(struct adapter *padapter)
>  {
>         union iwreq_data wrqu;
> @@ -2512,7 +2474,7 @@ static int rtw_get_ap_info(struct net_device *dev,
>         while (phead != plist) {
>                 pnetwork = container_of(plist, struct wlan_network, list);
>
> -               if (hwaddr_aton_i(data, bssid)) {
> +               if (!mac_pton(data, bssid)) {
>                         DBG_88E("Invalid BSSID '%s'.\n", (u8 *)data);
>                         spin_unlock_bh(&pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock);
>                         return -EINVAL;
> --
> 2.32.0
>

Dear Michael,

Looks good, thanks.

Acked-by: Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>

Regards,
Phil