Re: [PATCH 01/61] staging: rtl8723bs: remove redundant rtw_ap_set_group_key wrapper

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 07:47:29PM +0700, Arsenii Pashchenko wrote:
> Eliminate the redundant rtw_ap_set_group_key() wrapper function by
> calling rtw_ap_set_key() directly with the set_tx parameter set to 1.
> This reduces boilerplate code and cleans up the driver interface.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arsenii Pashchenko <ulijg308@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c           | 7 +------
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ap.h        | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 8 ++++++--
>  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
> index 065850a9e..a6640cd7a 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
> @@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ u8 rtw_ap_set_pairwise_key(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
>  	return res;
>  }
>  
> -static int rtw_ap_set_key(struct adapter *padapter,
> +int rtw_ap_set_key(struct adapter *padapter,
>  			  u8 *key,
>  			  u8 alg,
>  			  int keyid,
> @@ -1258,11 +1258,6 @@ static int rtw_ap_set_key(struct adapter *padapter,
>  	return res;
>  }
>  
> -int rtw_ap_set_group_key(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *key, u8 alg, int keyid)
> -{
> -	return rtw_ap_set_key(padapter, key, alg, keyid, 1);
> -}
> -
>  int rtw_ap_set_wep_key(struct adapter *padapter,
>  		       u8 *key,
>  		       u8 keylen,
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ap.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ap.h
> index 83e835eb6..cdd9f291f 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ap.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ap.h
> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int rtw_acl_add_sta(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *addr);
>  void rtw_acl_remove_sta(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *addr);
>  
>  u8 rtw_ap_set_pairwise_key(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta);
> -int rtw_ap_set_group_key(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *key, u8 alg, int keyid);
> +int rtw_ap_set_key(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *key, u8 alg, int keyid, u8 set_tx);
>  int rtw_ap_set_wep_key(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *key, u8 keylen, int keyid, u8 set_tx);
>  
>  void associated_clients_update(struct adapter *padapter, u8 updated);
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> index 1484336d7..ce76a8586 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> @@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_ap_set_encryption(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_pa
>  
>  			psecuritypriv->dot11PrivacyAlgrthm = psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrpPrivacy;/*  */
>  
> -			rtw_ap_set_group_key(padapter, param->u.crypt.key, psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrpPrivacy, param->u.crypt.idx);
> +			rtw_ap_set_key(padapter, param->u.crypt.key,
> +						   psecuritypriv->dot118021XGrpPrivacy,
> +						   param->u.crypt.idx, 1);

Ok, first patch of the series, this isn't correct.

I'm all for cleanups, but remember, drivers/staging/ is here to get
experience with kernel development.  Sending a 60+ series as your first
contribution to the kernel isn't the best way to start out.

Take your time, don't use a LLM, and fix issues one at a time and then
batch up patches, maybe 5 at a time and send them out, get reviews, fix
them up, wait for them to be accepted, and learn the process.

As-is, with the very first patch in this series being incorrect, I can't
do anything with these at all as-is.

thanks,

greg k-h