linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] staging: r8188eu: remove HW_VAR_BCN

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Date:   Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:05:04 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] staging: r8188eu: remove HW_VAR_BCN_VALID from
 SetHwReg8188EU()

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 01:39:40PM +0200, Michael Straube wrote:
> The HW_VAR_BCN_VALID case in SetHwReg8188EU() just calls rtw_write8().
> Remove HW_VAR_BCN_VALID from SetHwReg8188EU() and call rtw_write8()
> directly. This is part of the ongoing effort to getrid of the unwanted
> hal layer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c |  5 ++++-
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_cmd.c  | 12 ++++++++----
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c   |  4 ----
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> index b5c2e7d4cb48..313e1a3beecb 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> @@ -5765,7 +5765,10 @@ unsigned int send_beacon(struct adapter *padapter)
>  
>  	u32 start = jiffies;
>  
> -	SetHwReg8188EU(padapter, HW_VAR_BCN_VALID, NULL);
> +	/* Clear beacon valid check bit. */
> +	/* BIT(16) of REG_TDECTRL = BIT(0) of REG_TDECTRL+2, write 1 to clear, Clear by sw */
> +	rtw_write8(padapter, REG_TDECTRL + 2, rtw_read8(padapter, REG_TDECTRL + 2) | BIT(0));

You commented this twice, it should be a single function :)

thanks,

greg k-h