linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: Remove driver using deprecated API wext

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Message-ID: <20241030093830.QSofC7Cl@linutronix.de>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:38:30 +0100
From: Nam Cao <namcao@...utronix.de>
To: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
Cc: Florian Schilhabel <florian.c.schilhabel@...glemail.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Driver Project Developer List <driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Dominik Karol Piątkowski <dominik.karol.piatkowski@...tonmail.com>,
	Xingquan Liu <b1n@....io>, Tudor Gheorghiu <tudor.reda@...il.com>,
	Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
	Manisha Singh <masingh.linux@...il.com>,
	Dorine Tipo <dorine.a.tipo@...il.com>,
	Tchadel Icard <hello@...adelicard.fr>,
	Felix Yan <felixonmars@...hlinux.org>,
	Moon Yeounsu <yyyynoom@...il.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>,
	Roshan Khatri <topofeverest8848@...il.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
	Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: Remove driver using deprecated API wext

On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 04:49:29PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> This driver is in the staging area since 2010.
> 
> The following reasons lead to the removal:
> - This driver generates maintenance workload for itself and for API wext
> - A MAC80211 driver was available in 2016 time frame; This driver does
>   not compile anymore but would be a better starting point than the
>   current driver. Here the note from the TODO file:
>   A replacement for this driver with MAC80211 support is available
>   at https://github.com/chunkeey/rtl8192su
> - no progress changing to mac80211
> - Using this hardware is security wise not state of the art as WPA3 is
>   not supported.
> 
> The longterm kernels will still support this hardware for years.
> 
> Find further discussions in the Link below.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/a02e3e0b-8a9b-47d5-87cf-2c957a474daa@gmail.com/T/#t

I added owner of that "replacement driver" to CC:
Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...il.com>

I vaguely remembered that he mentioned the replacement driver doesn't work
very well. But can't find that email again.

Nam