linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8192u: remove unused macro definition

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:14:23 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
Cc:     outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8192u: remove unused macro definition

On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 08:58:44AM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> Pre-processor macros that are defined but are never used should be
> cleaned up to avoid unexpected usage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
> index 00c07455cbb3..0b3dda59d7c0 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
> @@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ struct cb_desc {
>  #define ieee80211_unregister_crypto_ops ieee80211_unregister_crypto_ops_rsl
>  #define ieee80211_get_crypto_ops	ieee80211_get_crypto_ops_rsl
> 
> -#define ieee80211_ccmp_null		ieee80211_ccmp_null_rsl
> -
>  #define free_ieee80211			free_ieee80211_rsl
>  #define alloc_ieee80211			alloc_ieee80211_rsl

These #defines are a mess, please look into unwinding them as they
should not be needed at all.

thanks,

greg k-h