linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 08/11] wifi: rtw88: Add rtw8821cu chipset support

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Message-ID: <d2113f20-d547-ce16-ff7f-2d1286321014@lwfinger.net>
Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:59:46 -0600
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, Neo Jou <neojou@...il.com>,
        Hans Ulli Kroll <linux@...i-kroll.de>,
        Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
        Yan-Hsuan Chuang <tony0620emma@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        kernel@...gutronix.de, Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        Alexander Hochbaum <alex@...udo.com>,
        Da Xue <da@...re.computer>, Po-Hao Huang <phhuang@...ltek.com>,
        Viktor Petrenko <g0000ga@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/11] wifi: rtw88: Add rtw8821cu chipset support

On 11/29/22 10:17, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:07:51 +0100 Sascha Hauer wrote:
>> +config RTW88_8821CU
>> +	tristate "Realtek 8821CU USB wireless network adapter"
>> +	depends on USB
>> +	select RTW88_CORE
>> +	select RTW88_USB
>> +	select RTW88_8821C
>> +	help
>> +	  Select this option will enable support for 8821CU chipset
>> +
>> +	  802.11ac USB wireless network adapter
> 
> Those kconfig knobs add so little code, why not combine them all into
> one? No point bothering the user with 4 different questions with amount
> to almost nothing.

I see only one knob there, name RTW88_8821CU. The other configuration variables 
select parts of the code that are shared with other drivers such as RTW88_8821CE 
and these parts must be there.

Larry