linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 11/11] staging: r8188eu: Remove unused macros

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Message-ID: <b038a335-29a3-5118-bda6-9b3230094f90@linux.microsoft.com>
Date:   Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:21:06 +0530
From:   Praveen Kumar <kumarpraveen@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev,
        Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        paskripkin@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        saurabh.truth@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/11] staging: r8188eu: Remove unused macros

On 21-10-2022 03:02, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> Simple variants of macros PlatformEFIOWrite and PlatformEFIORead are
> defined but never used. As they do not appear to be designed for anything
> significant, we can remove them to avoid unexpected usage.
> 
> Suggested-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
> Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes in v4:
>    1. Patch newly added to the patch set.
> 
> 
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_io.h | 14 --------------
>  1 file changed, 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_io.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_io.h
> index 87fcf6c94ff3..e9744694204b 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_io.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_io.h
> @@ -285,18 +285,4 @@ void bus_sync_io(struct io_queue *pio_q);
>  u32 _ioreq2rwmem(struct io_queue *pio_q);
>  void dev_power_down(struct adapter *Adapter, u8 bpwrup);
> 
> -#define PlatformEFIOWrite1Byte(_a, _b, _c)		\
> -	rtw_write8(_a, _b, _c)
> -#define PlatformEFIOWrite2Byte(_a, _b, _c)		\
> -	rtw_write16(_a, _b, _c)
> -#define PlatformEFIOWrite4Byte(_a, _b, _c)		\
> -	rtw_write32(_a, _b, _c)
> -
> -#define PlatformEFIORead1Byte(_a, _b)		\

Can the naming be reworked to make more Linux friendly ? something like PLATFORM_EFIO_READ1BYTE or better if there are other suggestions?
Rest others as applicable ?

> -		rtw_read8(_a, _b)
> -#define PlatformEFIORead2Byte(_a, _b)		\
> -		rtw_read16(_a, _b)
> -#define PlatformEFIORead4Byte(_a, _b)		\
> -		rtw_read32(_a, _b)
> -
>  #endif	/* _RTL8711_IO_H_ */
> --
> 2.30.2
> 
> 
> 
Regards,

~Praveen.