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Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:06:14 +0200
From:   Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@...il.com>
To:     JunASAKA <JunASAKA@...040330.moe>, Jes.Sorensen@...il.com
Cc:     kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: rewrite and remove a superfluous parameter.

On 29/11/2022 06:34, JunASAKA wrote:
> I noticed there is a superfluous "*hdr" parameter in rtl8xxxu module
> when I am trying to fix some bugs for the rtl8192eu wifi dongle. This
> parameter can be removed and then gained from the skb object to make the
> function more beautiful.
> 
> Signed-off-by: JunASAKA <JunASAKA@...040330.moe>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> index ac641a56efb0..4c3d97e8e51f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> @@ -4767,9 +4767,10 @@ static u32 rtl8xxxu_80211_to_rtl_queue(u32 queue)
>  	return rtlqueue;
>  }
>  
> -static u32 rtl8xxxu_queue_select(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, struct sk_buff *skb)
> +static u32 rtl8xxxu_queue_select(struct sk_buff *skb)
>  {
>  	u32 queue;
> +	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
>  
>  	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control))
>  		queue = TXDESC_QUEUE_MGNT;
> @@ -5118,7 +5119,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>  	if (control && control->sta)
>  		sta = control->sta;
>  
> -	queue = rtl8xxxu_queue_select(hdr, skb);
> +	queue = rtl8xxxu_queue_select(skb);
>  
>  	tx_desc = skb_push(skb, tx_desc_size);
>  

See the recent discussion about this here:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/acd30174-4541-7343-e49a-badd199f4151@gmail.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/2af44c28-1c12-46b9-85b9-011560bf7f7e@gmail.com/

Any luck with the bugs?