netdev - [PATCH] rtlwifi: Remove unused calls to rtl_is_special

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Date:	Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:02:20 -0600
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	linville@...driver.com
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mark.cave-ayland@...nde.co.uk
Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Remove unused calls to rtl_is_special_data()

When routine rtl_is_special_data() is called with false as its last argument,
and the returned value is not tested, the call is essentially an extended
no-op. Accordingly, these calls may be removed.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Reported-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@...nde.co.uk>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c | 2 --
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c | 4 ----
 2 files changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
index 0f49444..8707d1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -688,8 +688,6 @@ static void _rtl_receive_one(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		rtlpriv->stats.rxbytesunicast += skb->len;
 	}
 
-	rtl_is_special_data(hw, skb, false);
-
 	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
 		rtlpriv->cfg->ops->led_control(hw, LED_CTL_RX);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
index 6e2b5c5..ec385e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -475,8 +475,6 @@ static void _rtl_usb_rx_process_agg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			rtlpriv->stats.rxbytesunicast +=  skb->len;
 		}
 
-		rtl_is_special_data(hw, skb, false);
-
 		if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
 			rtlpriv->cfg->ops->led_control(hw, LED_CTL_RX);
 
@@ -517,8 +515,6 @@ static void _rtl_usb_rx_process_noagg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			rtlpriv->stats.rxbytesunicast +=  skb->len;
 		}
 
-		rtl_is_special_data(hw, skb, false);
-
 		if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
 			rtlpriv->cfg->ops->led_control(hw, LED_CTL_RX);
 
-- 
1.8.4

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