linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [next] HID: hyperv: remove unused struct synthhid

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Date:   Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:29:05 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:     Paulo Miguel Almeida <paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas@...il.com>
cc:     "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>, Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [next] HID: hyperv: remove unused struct synthhid_msg

On Mon, 24 Oct 2022, Paulo Miguel Almeida wrote:

> struct synthhid_msg was meant to be a generic representation of the
> possible protocol messages sent through VMBus. In practice, only the
> header is read and depending on the message type, a cast to the actual
> type is done. Also, SYNTHHID_MAX_INPUT_REPORT_SIZE constant isn't used
> which I suspect is a leftover from the refactoring made while this
> driver was at the staging folder.
> 
> This patch removes struct synthhid_msg and refactor the code
> accordingly.

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs