linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/8] staging: r8188eu: remove dead code from rtl8188e

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Date:   Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:21:34 +0200
From:   Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
        phil@...lpotter.co.uk, martin@...ser.cx, fmdefrancesco@...il.com,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] staging: r8188eu: remove dead code from
 rtl8188e_rf6052.c

On 9/23/21 09:29, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 09:46:56PM +0200, Michael Straube wrote:
>> In this driver DynamicTxHighPowerLvl is set to TxHighPwrLevel_Normal
>> and never changed. In the file rtl8188e_rf6052.c there are some if
>> statements that check DynamicTxHighPowerLvl for other values than
>> TxHighPwrLevel_Normal. The code in the if blocks is never executed.
>> Remove the dead code.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rf6052.c | 57 +++++--------------
>>   1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rf6052.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rf6052.c
>> index edaa9a6dfdb1..946a1b97d96f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rf6052.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rf6052.c
>> @@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ rtl8188e_PHY_RF6052SetCckTxPower(
>>   		u8 *pPowerlevel)
>>   {
>>   	struct hal_data_8188e *pHalData = GET_HAL_DATA(Adapter);
>> -	struct dm_priv *pdmpriv = &pHalData->dmpriv;
>>   	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &Adapter->mlmeextpriv;
>>   	u32 TxAGC[2] = {0, 0}, tmpval = 0, pwrtrac_value;
>>   	bool TurboScanOff = false;
>> @@ -112,34 +111,19 @@ rtl8188e_PHY_RF6052SetCckTxPower(
>>   			}
>>   		}
>>   	} else {
>> -		/* Driver dynamic Tx power shall not affect Tx power.
>> -		 * It shall be determined by power training mechanism.
>> -i		 *  Currently, we cannot fully disable driver dynamic
>     ^
> 
> You're a vimster.  :)
> 

Not really, actually this was part of the original code. ;)

Regards,
Michael