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From: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
To: Anantha Krishnan <ananthanr.off@gmail.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: replace magic number in InitBeaconParameters
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:42:34 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alHl2nsrGPQE-7sN@stanley.mountain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260711063901.30828-2-ananthanr.off@gmail.com>

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 12:09:02PM +0530, Anantha Krishnan 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.
> 
> Bit-field positions are documented in the comment above
> REG_TBTT_PROHIBIT in drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anantha Krishnan <ananthanr.off@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2: Use full name in Signed-off-by and document the source of the
>     bitfield values (comment above REG_TBTT_PROHIBIT in hal_com_reg.h)
>     per Greg's review.

Please wait 24 hours between resends.  Otherwise it feels like we're
holding your hand while you write code.  It's overwhelming for
reviewers.

https://staticthinking.wordpress.com/2022/07/27/how-to-send-a-v2-patch/

regards,
dan carpenter


      reply	other threads:[~2026-07-11  6:42 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
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 [this message]

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