linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] staging: rtl8723bs: Improve clarity of MAR usage

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Message-ID: <fd2dc636-762f-4fd4-acd0-a473097406ff@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 07:24:14 +0200
From: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
To: Manjae Cho <manjae.cho@...sung.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] staging: rtl8723bs: Improve clarity of MAR usage

On 8/1/24 00:51, Manjae Cho wrote:
> This patch improves the readability of the code related to the Multicast
> Address Register (REG_MAR) in the rtl8723bs driver. It adds comments to
> clarify the purpose and offset of the register, making the code more
> self-documenting without introducing new macros.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manjae Cho <manjae.cho@...sung.com>
> ---
> 
> v5:
> - Maintain consistent patch versioning
> - Add change history
> 
> v4:
> - Refine commit message
> - Adjust comment wording
> 
> v3:
> - Remove MAR0 and MAR4 definitions
> - Add comments for clarity instead of new macros
> - Maintain existing REG_MAR usage
> 
> v2:
> - Update patch title
> - Improve commit message
> 
> v1:
> - Initial version: Introduce MAR0 and MAR4 definitions
> 
>   drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c
> index c9cd6578f7f8..535cd439121d 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c
> @@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ static void _InitWMACSetting(struct adapter *padapter)
>   	rtw_write32(padapter, REG_RCR, pHalData->ReceiveConfig);
>   
>   	/*  Accept all multicast address */
> -	rtw_write32(padapter, REG_MAR, 0xFFFFFFFF);
> -	rtw_write32(padapter, REG_MAR + 4, 0xFFFFFFFF);
> +	rtw_write32(padapter, REG_MAR, 0xFFFFFFFF);	/* Offset 0x0620-0x0623 */
> +	rtw_write32(padapter, REG_MAR + 4, 0xFFFFFFFF);	/* Offset 0x0624-0x0627 */
>   
>   	/*  Accept all data frames */
>   	value16 = 0xFFFF;

Reviewed-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>