linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: remove NDIS_802_11

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Message-ID: <20260211020116.22524-1-trunixcodes@zohomail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:01:16 -0800
From: Ethan Luna <trunixcodes@...omail.com>
To: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ethan Luna <trunixcodes@...omail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: remove NDIS_802_11_RATES typedef

The kernel coding style discourages typedefs, especially those that hide
array types. Remove the NDIS_802_11_RATES typedef and replace its users
with explicit unsigned char arrays.

No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Ethan Luna <trunixcodes@...omail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wlan_bssdef.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wlan_bssdef.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wlan_bssdef.h
index eb38594c8f5c..6ad73d4de6bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wlan_bssdef.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/wlan_bssdef.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #define NDIS_802_11_LENGTH_RATES_EX     16
 
 typedef unsigned char   NDIS_802_11_MAC_ADDRESS[6];
-typedef unsigned char   NDIS_802_11_RATES[NDIS_802_11_LENGTH_RATES];        /*  Set of 8 data rates */
+unsigned char   NDIS_802_11_RATES[NDIS_802_11_LENGTH_RATES];        /*  Set of 8 data rates */
 typedef unsigned char   NDIS_802_11_RATES_EX[NDIS_802_11_LENGTH_RATES_EX];  /*  Set of 16 data rates */
 
 struct ndis_802_11_ssid {
-- 
2.43.0