Re: [PATCH rtw-next v8 5/7] wifi: rtw88: 8723b: add the RTL8723B chip driver

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Oct 07, 2026 at 08:54:03AM +0000, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> + Greg to staging rtl8723bs driver question
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > October 7, 2026 at 10:32, "Ping-Ke Shih" <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > mailto:pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx?to=%22Ping-Ke%20Shih%22%20%3Cpkshih%40realtek.com%3E > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > October 7, 2026 at 04:57, "Ping-Ke Shih" <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >  mailto:pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx?to=%22Ping-Ke%20Shih%22%20%3Cpkshih%40realtek.com%3E > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  >
> > > >  > Add the Realtek RTL8723B 802.11n chip driver: the chip operations, the
> > > >  > power sequences, the efuse layout, the RF and IQ calibration, and the
> > > >  > chip specific coexistence handling.
> > > >  >
> > > >  > The RTL8723B chip support is based on the initial work by
> > > >  > Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx>.
> > > >  > Link: https://github.com/mistraube/rtw88/tree/rtl8723bs
> > > >  >
> > > >  > Co-developed-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >  > Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >  > Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >  > Reviewed-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >  >
> > > >  Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Hi Ping-Ke,
> > > >
> > > >  Thanks for helping and reviewing the series throughout this
> > > >  upstreaming process. Just one question, when is the series planned to
> > > >  be applied to rtw-next? I am planning to send a patch to staging to
> > > >  remove staging rtl8723bs and I need to have information when is it
> > > >  landing.
> > > >
> > > I'll merge this patchset and send pull-request tomorrow, but I think you
> > > should remove staging rtl8723bs until this patchset drains to upstream.
> > >
> > > Ping-Ke
> > >
> > 
> > Ok. Thanks for information. However, by the time this series reaches
> > upstream, won't the merge window be closed? Therefore 2 drivers for
> > the same chip will exist for one kernel version, and Greg previously
> > said that when a driver is merged we should remove staging so there
> > are no two drivers for the same chip.
> 
> Luka did rewrite RTL8723BS vendor driver (i.e. staging rtl8723bs) into
> upstream rtw88 driver, and I plan to merge this patchset and send
> pull-request to wireless maintainer tomorrow. However, the two drivers
> are existing at this moment. 
> 
> My question is that can Luka send a patch to remove staging rtl8723bs,
> and goes via my tree? Then you don't need to wait for my pull-request
> being upstream. Can it work to you? 

That's fine with me, delete away!

thanks,

greg k-h