linux-kernel - [PATCH v3] staging: r8188eu: Provide a TODO file for this driver

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Message-Id: <20210827100813.18610-1-fmdefrancesco@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:08:13 +0200
From:   "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
        phil@...lpotter.co.uk, Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] staging: r8188eu: Provide a TODO file for this driver

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>
---

v2->v3: Added a task suggested by Dan Carpenter
<dan.carpenter@...cle.com>.
v1->v2: According to reviews by Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com> and Greg K-H
        <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, remove "[] is currently in development...",
        indent and properly wrap the lines, remove the unnecessary last paragraph.

 drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 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..98f918480990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+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.
+* Fix bugs due to code that sleeps in atomic context.
+* Remove the HAL layer and migrate its functionality into the relevant parts of
+  the driver.
+* Switch to use LIB80211.
+* Switch to use MAC80211.
-- 
2.32.0