linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: Provide a TODO file for this driver

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Date:   Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:19:57 +0200
From:   Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
To:     "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
        phil@...lpotter.co.uk, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: Provide a TODO file for this driver

Hello Fabio,

On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 03:49:59AM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> Provide a TODO file that lists the tasks that should be carried out in
> order to move this driver off drivers/staging.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
> ---
> 
> Thanks to Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk> for for providing the first draft.
> 
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4bccca69abac
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +To-do list:
> +
> +* Correct the coding style according to Linux guidelines; please read the document
> +at https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html.
> +* Remove unnecessary debugging/printing macros; for those that are still needed
> +use the proper kernel API (pr_debug(), dev_dbg(), netdev_dbg()).
> +* Remove dead code such as unusued functions, variables, fields, etc..
> +* Use in-kernel API and remove unnecessary wrappers where possible.
> +* Remove the HAL layer and migrate its functionality into the relevant parts of
> +the driver.
> +* Switch to use LIB80211 (This work is currently in development by Larry Finger).
> +* Switch to use MAC80211 (This work is currently in development by Larry Finger).

Maybe I'm wrong but I think Larry is working on cfg80211 not exactly with
lib80211 or mac80211. So I'd remove the clauses on parentheses.

> +
> +Please send any patches to Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
> +Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>, Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
> +and CC linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org.
> -- 
> 2.32.0
> 
> 

thank you,

fabio