linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/2] staging: rtl8192u: remove unnecessary function implementation

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Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:25:39 +0530
From:   Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
To:     outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] staging: rtl8192u: remove unnecessary function
 implementation

This driver is a single standalone driver and does not have any loading
dependencies on another associated drivers. The build results in one
single .ko object. The current implementation of the function
ieee80211_tkip_null simply returns back to the caller without any useful
instruction executions. It does not lead to auto-loading of any other
associated modules as the initial design implementation appears to be.

Hence the call to ieee80211_tkip_null() and its implementation is
unnecessary and should be removed.

Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
---

Changes in v2:
   1. Patch log revised to explain the impact of proposed changes.
      Suggested by gregkh@...uxfoundation.org


 drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h            | 3 ---
 drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c | 6 ------
 drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c     | 3 ---
 3 files changed, 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index 9cd4b1896745..00c07455cbb3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ struct cb_desc {

 #define ieee80211_ccmp_null		ieee80211_ccmp_null_rsl

-#define ieee80211_tkip_null		ieee80211_tkip_null_rsl
-
 #define free_ieee80211			free_ieee80211_rsl
 #define alloc_ieee80211			alloc_ieee80211_rsl

@@ -2256,7 +2254,6 @@ void ieee80211_ps_tx_ack(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, short success);
 void softmac_mgmt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee80211_device *ieee);

 /* ieee80211_crypt_ccmp&tkip&wep.c */
-void ieee80211_tkip_null(void);

 int ieee80211_crypto_init(void);
 void ieee80211_crypto_deinit(void);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
index 7b120b8cb982..9bfd24ad46b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
@@ -716,9 +716,3 @@ void ieee80211_crypto_tkip_exit(void)
 {
 	ieee80211_unregister_crypto_ops(&ieee80211_crypt_tkip);
 }
-
-void ieee80211_tkip_null(void)
-{
-//    printk("============>%s()\n", __func__);
-	return;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
index b94fe9b449b6..3f93939bc4ee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211(int sizeof_priv)
 		ieee->last_packet_time[i] = 0;
 	}

-/* These function were added to load crypte module autoly */
-	ieee80211_tkip_null();
-
 	return dev;

  failed:
--
2.30.2