linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: replace FIELD

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Message-ID: <aSQpSiazYpEquYS6@stanley.mountain>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:45:46 +0300
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: david laight <david.laight@...box.com>
Cc: Navaneeth K <knavaneeth786@...il.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: replace FIELD_OFFSET usage with
 offsetof

On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 09:17:54AM +0000, david laight wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:08:35 +0300
> Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 05:45:52PM +0000, Navaneeth K wrote:
> > > Replace usage of the custom FIELD_OFFSET macro with the standard
> > > offsetof() macro in drv_types.h. This improves code readability and
> > > standardization.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Navaneeth K <knavaneeth786@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/drv_types.h | 4 ++--
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/drv_types.h
> > > index dd9018aa4ee5..47cabf8707f6 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/drv_types.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/drv_types.h
> > > @@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ struct registry_priv {
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  /* For registry parameters */
> > > -#define RGTRY_OFT(field) ((u32)FIELD_OFFSET(struct registry_priv, field))
> > > +#define RGTRY_OFT(field) ((u32)offsetof(struct registry_priv, field))  
> > 
> > These casts to u32 are bogus garbage.  Delete them.
> 
> Dunno - they might be needed (or have been needed) to stop min()
> complaining about type mismatch.
> They can also stop expressions being evaluated as 64bit (on 64bit)
> which may reduce code size.
> But that is a bit subtle...

Actually the macros are unused.  Just delete them entirely.

regards,
dan carpenter