linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: replace one element 2D array by 1D array

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Message-ID: <Y2PBsBEyeO4tTYy0@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2022 22:27:12 +0900
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
Cc:     outreachy@...ts.linux.dev,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: replace one element 2D array by 1D
 array

On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 05:26:01PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> A single element two dimensional array is constrained to index 0 for
> that element. This constraint makes it similar to a one dimensional
> array.  Hence convert such array to a simplified one dimensional
> equivalent. Resultant code is simpler and easy to maintain.
> 
> Suggested-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/HalPhyRf_8188e.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/odm.h        | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/HalPhyRf_8188e.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/HalPhyRf_8188e.c
> index 622f95d3f2ed..c0706c5b3fd8 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/HalPhyRf_8188e.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/HalPhyRf_8188e.c
> @@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ void PHY_IQCalibrate_8188E(struct adapter *adapt, bool recovery)
>  /* by sherry 20120321 */
>  	if (final_candidate < 4) {
>  		for (i = 0; i < IQK_Matrix_REG_NUM; i++)
> -			dm_odm->RFCalibrateInfo.IQKMatrixRegSetting.Value[0][i] = result[final_candidate][i];
> +			dm_odm->RFCalibrateInfo.IQKMatrixRegSetting.Value[i] = result[final_candidate][i];

Why is this field only being set and never used?

Is it even needed at all?  If not, why not just remove it entirely?

thanks,

greg k-h