linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: rtl8723bs: modernize hex output and WMM check

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Message-ID: <aXsJtk6FQYYMcf0O@stanley.mountain>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:18:14 +0300
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: Luka Gejak <lukagejak5@...il.com>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, straube.linux@...il.com,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: rtl8723bs: modernize hex output and WMM
 check

On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 06:16:34PM +0100, Luka Gejak wrote:
> Use %*ph for hex dumps to simplify code.
> Refactor WMM IE check to use memcmp() and validate length first for safety.
> 

It's great that you are doing this, but these are two unrelated changes.
The "Refactor" change is a bugfix and needs a Fixes tag.

regards,
dan carpenter