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From: Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, hdegoede@redhat.com,
	Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: staging: rtl8723bs: questions on TODO list
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 10:38:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210514083856.GA13800@agape.jhs> (raw)

Hello all,

I'd like to have some clarifications about rtl8723bs driver.
In order to make this driver ready for moving out of staging
I would like to know:

- find and remove remaining code valid only for 5 GHz. Most of the obvious
  ones have been removed, but things like channel > 14 still exist.

is it possible to remove all 5g code, even the one related to power
regulation when on band 5g? As far as I know about this card is that
it doesn't support 5g, so may I just delete all 5g code or there are some
constraints I'd take care of?

- find and remove any code for other chips that is left over

Ok this seems clear, are there some suggestion to do it safely?

- convert any remaining unusual variable types

Ok (but feel free to suggest anything)

- find codes that can use %pM and %Nph formatting

Ok (but feel free to suggest anything)

- checkpatch.pl fixes - most of the remaining ones are lines too long. Many
  of them will require refactoring

Ok

- merge Realtek's bugfixes and new features into the driver

Please, can you explain what one could do that?

- switch to use LIB80211
- switch to use MAC80211

I think I need a few details for these last points as well.

Do you think that one will need real hardware to complete
these tasks? I don't have rtl8723bs card at the moment, so
I think I will focus on those TODO activities which
don't need it.

thank you in advance,

fabio

             reply	other threads:[~2021-05-14  8:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-14  8:38 Fabio Aiuto [this message]
2021-05-14  8:45 ` staging: rtl8723bs: questions on TODO list Greg KH
2021-05-14 16:29   ` Fabio Aiuto
2021-05-14  9:15 ` Hans de Goede
2021-05-14  9:31   ` Fabio Aiuto

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