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Message-ID: <Y2JMgdAzOS25qQuA@lion2204>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 16:24:57 +0530
From: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] staging: rtl8192u: unused code cleanup
On Wed, Nov 02, 2022 at 08:27:40AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 11:25:14PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > Remove unnecessary or unused code.
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > Patch1:
> > 1. Revise patch log to explain impact of the patch
> > Suggested by gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
> > Patch2:
> > 1. Review other similar macro defines and clean those up as well.
> > Suggested by gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
> > 2. Revise patch log to explain impact of the patch
> > Suggested by julia.lawall@...ia.fr
> >
> > Deepak R Varma (2):
> > staging: rtl8192u: remove unnecessary function implementation
> > staging: rtl8192u: remove redundant macro definition
> >
> > .../staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h | 67 -------------------
> > .../rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c | 6 --
> > .../rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c | 3 -
> > 3 files changed, 76 deletions(-)
>
> This series causes a build breakage:
>
> MODPOST Module.symvers
> ../ERROR: modpost: net/mac80211/mac80211: 'ieee80211_wake_queue' exported twice. Previous export was in drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192u_usb.ko
> ERROR: modpost: net/mac80211/mac80211: 'ieee80211_stop_queue' exported twice. Previous export was in drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192u_usb.ko
> make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:126: Module.symvers] Error 1
> make: *** [Makefile:1944: modpost] Error 2
>
> Always test build your changes.
My apologies. I did a limited driver specific build but did not run a full make.
I understand that the EXPORT_SYMBOL is across the kernel and I should have run a
full build.
I have made the corrections and now running a full build. I will send a revision
shortly.
Sorry for the trouble.
./drv
>
> greg k-h
>
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