From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@treblig.org>
To: johannes@sipsolutions.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: Remove unused wdev_to_ieee80211_vif
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:40:16 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aOvZ8FHp7-tliei2@gallifrey> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250619005229.291961-1-linux@treblig.org>
* linux@treblig.org (linux@treblig.org) wrote:
> From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@treblig.org>
>
> wdev_to_ieee80211_vif() was added in 2013 by
> commit ad7e718c9b4f ("nl80211: vendor command support")
> but has remained unused.
>
> Remove it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <linux@treblig.org>
Hi,
Gentle ping on this one please.
Dave
> ---
> include/net/mac80211.h | 13 -------------
> net/mac80211/util.c | 11 -----------
> 2 files changed, 24 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
> index 286c944d90ad..544a28336b93 100644
> --- a/include/net/mac80211.h
> +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
> @@ -2112,19 +2112,6 @@ static inline bool ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
> return false;
> }
>
> -/**
> - * wdev_to_ieee80211_vif - return a vif struct from a wdev
> - * @wdev: the wdev to get the vif for
> - *
> - * This can be used by mac80211 drivers with direct cfg80211 APIs
> - * (like the vendor commands) that get a wdev.
> - *
> - * Return: pointer to the wdev, or %NULL if the given wdev isn't
> - * associated with a vif that the driver knows about (e.g. monitor
> - * or AP_VLAN interfaces.)
> - */
> -struct ieee80211_vif *wdev_to_ieee80211_vif(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
> -
> /**
> * ieee80211_vif_to_wdev - return a wdev struct from a vif
> * @vif: the vif to get the wdev for
> diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
> index 27d414efa3fd..39a25fe20959 100644
> --- a/net/mac80211/util.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
> @@ -857,17 +857,6 @@ void ieee80211_iterate_stations_mtx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee80211_iterate_stations_mtx);
>
> -struct ieee80211_vif *wdev_to_ieee80211_vif(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
> -{
> - struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
> -
> - if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata) ||
> - !(sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER))
> - return NULL;
> - return &sdata->vif;
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wdev_to_ieee80211_vif);
> -
> struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_vif_to_wdev(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
> {
> if (!vif)
> --
> 2.49.0
>
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-12 16:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-19 0:52 [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: Remove unused wdev_to_ieee80211_vif linux
2025-10-12 16:40 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert [this message]
2025-10-20 14:06 ` Johannes Berg
2025-10-20 16:39 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2025-10-21 14:30 ` Johannes Berg
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