linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] staging: rtl8192e: Remove variable SetWirelessMode

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Date:   Thu, 8 Jun 2023 12:00:52 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To:     Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
Cc:     Yogesh Hegde <yogi.kernel@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] staging: rtl8192e: Remove variable SetWirelessMode

On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 10:18:28PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> On 6/7/23 17:07, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 08:31:41PM +0530, Yogesh Hegde wrote:
> > > The variable SetWirelessMode is set in only one place throughout the
> > > driver. This patch removes the variable and calls the real function
> > > directly instead, eliminating the unnecessary indirection.
> > > Additionally, the removal of the variable aligns with the checkpatch
> > > guidelines by removing the use of CamelCase.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Yogesh Hegde <yogi.kernel@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > v2: Removed the variable and called the function direction instead of
> > >      just renaming the variable as suggested by Greg Kroah-Hartman
> > >      <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>.
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
> > 
> > regards,
> > dan carpenter
> > 
> > 
> 
> Hi Dan,
> 
> thanks for all the work you do. I always appreciate your comments.
> 

No need to butter me up.  :P


> But I think it does not work because this driver is divided into two
> modules.
> 

Yeah, you're right.  I'm wrong.  We can't break the compile.

regards,
dan carpenter