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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.22.394.2303280714110.3298@hadrien>
Date:   Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:14:40 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
To:     Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
cc:     Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@...il.com>,
        outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jerry Chuang <jerry-chuang@...ltek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] staging: rtl8192u: remove change history from
 comments



On Tue, 28 Mar 2023, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 12:49:06AM +0500, Khadija Kamran wrote:
> > Remove the change history information as it is not required in the
> > comments.
>
> (also Cc: original driver author)
>
> What about below?
>
> ```
> Remove obsolete change history info as developers can simply use git to
> browse commit history of the driver.
> ```

But the information that is being removed is not part of the git history,
since it predates the introduction of the driver into the Linux kernel.

julia

>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c | 45 ----------------------------
> >  1 file changed, 45 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c
> > index 6a33ca02c3dc..b1ebb776fc42 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c
> > @@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ Module Name:
> >
> >  Abstract:
> >  	HW dynamic mechanism.
> > -
> > -Major Change History:
> > -	When		Who				What
> > -	----------	--------------- -------------------------------
> > -	2008-05-14	amy                     create version 0 porting from windows code.
> > -
> >  --*/
> >  #include "r8192U.h"
> >  #include "r8192U_dm.h"
> > @@ -274,11 +268,6 @@ void init_rate_adaptive(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	05/26/08	amy	Create version 0 porting from windows code.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  static void dm_check_rate_adaptive(struct net_device *dev)
> >  {
> > @@ -1589,11 +1578,6 @@ static void dm_bb_initialgain_backup(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	05/15/2008	amy		Create Version 0 porting from windows code.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  static void dm_dig_init(struct net_device *dev)
> >  {
> > @@ -1634,10 +1618,6 @@ static void dm_dig_init(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	05/27/2008	amy		Create Version 0 porting from windows code.
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  static void dm_ctrl_initgain_byrssi(struct net_device *dev)
> >  {
> > @@ -1850,11 +1830,6 @@ static void dm_ctrl_initgain_byrssi_by_fwfalse_alarm(
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	05/28/2008	amy		Create Version 0 porting from windows code.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  static void dm_ctrl_initgain_byrssi_highpwr(
> >  	struct net_device *dev)
> > @@ -2269,11 +2244,6 @@ static void dm_ctstoself(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	05/28/2008	amy	Create Version 0 porting from windows code.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  static	void	dm_check_pbc_gpio(struct net_device *dev)
> >  {
> > @@ -2303,11 +2273,6 @@ static	void	dm_check_pbc_gpio(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	01/30/2008	MHC		Create Version 0.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  void dm_rf_pathcheck_workitemcallback(struct work_struct *work)
> >  {
> > @@ -2552,11 +2517,6 @@ static void dm_rxpath_sel_byrssi(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	05/28/2008	amy		Create Version 0 porting from windows code.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >  static void dm_check_rx_path_selection(struct net_device *dev)
> >  {
> > @@ -2871,11 +2831,6 @@ void dm_check_fsync(struct net_device *dev)
> >   * Output:		NONE
> >   *
> >   * Return:		NONE
> > - *
> > - * Revised History:
> > - *	When		Who		Remark
> > - *	03/06/2008	Jacken	Create Version 0.
> > - *
> >   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >   */
> >  static void dm_init_dynamic_txpower(struct net_device *dev)
>
> The rest is LGTM, thanks!
>
> --
> An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara
>