Re: [PATCH] staging: r8712u: remove unused struct 'zero_bulkout_context'

["Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@treblig.org>]

* Philipp Hortmann (philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com) wrote:
> On 5/29/24 02:08, linux@treblig.org wrote:
> 
> please remove the following line:
> > From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@treblig.org>
> > 
> To me it is not important which commit introduced the struct. This is not a
> bug. So I would omit this lines and use instead just:
> Remove struct zero_bulkout_context as it is unused.
> > 'zero_bulkout_context' is unused since the original
> > commit 2865d42c78a9 ("staging: r8712u: Add the new driver to the
> > mainline kernel").
> > 
> please remove the following line:
> > Remove it. >

v2 sent just now with changes as requested.
(Although I think you're the only person who has asked
to remove that detail, most seem to like it as a hint
as to whether there's some reason it's unused).

Dave

> > Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <linux@treblig.org>
> > ---
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c | 7 -------
> >   1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
> > index b2181e1e2d38..0a3451cdc8a1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
> > @@ -26,13 +26,6 @@
> >   #define	RTL871X_VENQT_READ	0xc0
> >   #define	RTL871X_VENQT_WRITE	0x40
> > -struct zero_bulkout_context {
> > -	void *pbuf;
> > -	void *purb;
> > -	void *pirp;
> > -	void *padapter;
> > -};
> > -
> >   uint r8712_usb_init_intf_priv(struct intf_priv *pintfpriv)
> >   {
> >   	pintfpriv->piorw_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
> 
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> I would prefer the following changes:
> Subject: please change from r8712u which is the compiled driver name to
> folder name of the driver: rtl8712
> 
> Please also consider the above hints.
> 
> If you send in a second version of this patch please use a change history.
> Description from Dan under:
> https://staticthinking.wordpress.com/2022/07/27/how-to-send-a-v2-patch/
> 
> Please contact me for any questions.
> 
> Thanks for your support.
> 
> Bye Philipp
> 
> 
> 
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