From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Ananthan <ananthanr.off@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: replace magic number in InitBeaconParameters
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:11:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026071157-ovary-property-4427@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260711024005.19900-2-ananthanr.off@gmail.com>
On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 08:10:06AM +0530, Ananthan wrote:
> Per the bitfield comment in hal_com_reg.h, REG_TBTT_PROHIBIT packs
> a "setup" time in bits 3:0 and a "hold" time in bits 19:8. The
> rtw_write16() call here only writes the low 16 bits of that
> register, covering the full setup field and the low byte of the
> hold field.
>
> Replace the magic number 0x6404 with two named constants
> representing these fields.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ananthan <ananthanr.off@gmail.com>
We need a full name please.
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> index bcaf63b2893c..9609ae025736 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
> #include <rtl8723b_hal.h>
> #include "hal_com_h2c.h"
>
> +#define TBTT_PROHIBIT_SETUP 0x04 /* bits 3:0: setup time, unit 32us */
> +#define TBTT_PROHIBIT_HOLD_LOW 0x64 /* bits 15:8: low byte of 12-bit hold time, unit 32us */
Where did that information come from? Please document that.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-11 5:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-11 2:40 [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: replace magic number in InitBeaconParameters Ananthan
2026-07-11 5:11 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2026-07-11 6:22 ` [PATCH v2] " Anantha Krishnan
2026-07-11 6:29 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-07-11 6:41 ` Dan Carpenter
2026-07-11 6:39 ` Anantha Krishnan
2026-07-11 6:42 ` Dan Carpenter
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