linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 16/19] staging: r8188eu: clean up rtw_read*() and rtw

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Date:   Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:45:29 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        David Laight <david.Laight@...lab.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 16/19] staging: r8188eu: clean up rtw_read*() and
 rtw_write*()

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 09:18:34AM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> Clean up rtw_read{8,16,32}() and rtw_write{8,16,32,N}() in usb_ops_linux.c.
> 
> 1) Rename variables:
>         length => len
>         pio_priv => io_priv
>         pintfhdl => intfhdl
>         wvalue => address.

Wait, why are you changing wvalue?  Isn't that the USB name for this
variable in the USB message sent to the device?  Check the USB spec
before changing this, that is a common field and probably should not be
changed.

thanks,

greg k-h