linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] wifi: mac80211: Deadcode cleanup

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Message-ID: <Z5kkVa0pi9_TRsCl@gallifrey>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:39:17 +0000
From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@...blig.org>
To: johannes@...solutions.net, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] wifi: mac80211: Deadcode cleanup

* linux@...blig.org (linux@...blig.org) wrote:
> From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@...blig.org>
> 
> Hi,
>   This pair of patches removes a bunch of functions that haven't
> been called for more than a few years.
> 
> I suspect I could go further; in particular I wonder
> if
>   ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove_beacon_default()
> and
>   ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove_mgmt_default()
> 
> could go together with a data structure somewhere?
> 
> Also, ieee80211_nan_func_match() was the last use of
> cfg80211_nan_match(); but that would be in a separate area.
> 
> Dave
> 
> Dr. David Alan Gilbert (2):
>   wifi: mac80211: Clean up debugfs_key deadcode
>   wifi: mac80211: Remove unused ieee80211_nan_func_match

Hi,
  I noticed one of these patches (debugfs_key) has landed in 6.14
but the other one I don't think has - any particular reason?

Dave

> 
>  include/net/mac80211.h     | 15 ------------
>  net/mac80211/cfg.c         | 25 --------------------
>  net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c | 47 --------------------------------------
>  net/mac80211/debugfs_key.h | 15 ------------
>  4 files changed, 102 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.47.1
> 
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