Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: Remove function

[Fabio M. De Francesco]

On Monday, April 12, 2021 12:22:03 PM CEST Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 12:12:34PM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> > On Monday, April 12, 2021 11:42:51 AM CEST Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:48:13PM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco 
wrote:
> > > > Remove cmpk_handle_query_config_rx() because it just initializes a
> > > > local
> > > > variable and then returns "void".
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > >  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.c | 40
> > > >  ------------------------
> > > >  1 file changed, 40 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.c
> > > > b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.c index
> > > > 4cece40a92f6..d5a54c2d3086 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.c
> > > > @@ -249,46 +249,6 @@ static void
> > > > cmpk_handle_interrupt_status(struct
> > > > net_device *dev, u8 *pmsg)>
> > > > 
> > > >  	DMESG("<---- cmpk_handle_interrupt_status()\n");
> > > >  
> > > >  }
> > > > 
> > > > -/*----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > ----
> > > > --------- - * Function:    cmpk_handle_query_config_rx()
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Overview:    The function is responsible for extract the
> > > > message
> > > > from - *		firmware. It will contain dedicated 
info in
> > > > - *		ws-06-0063-rtl8190-command-packet-specification.
> > 
> > Please
> > 
> > > > - *		refer to chapter "Beacon State Element".
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Input:       u8    *pmsg	-	Message Pointer of the
> > 
> > command packet.
> > 
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Output:      NONE
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Return:      NONE
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Revised History:
> > > > - *  When		Who	Remark
> > > > - *  05/12/2008		amy	Create Version 0 porting 
from
> > 
> > windows code.
> > 
> > > > - *
> > > > -
> > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > ---
> > > > ------ - */
> > > > -static void cmpk_handle_query_config_rx(struct net_device *dev, u8
> > > > *pmsg) -{
> > > > -	struct cmpk_query_cfg	rx_query_cfg;
> > > > -
> > > > -	/* 1. Extract TX feedback info from RFD to temp structure
> > 
> > buffer. */
> > 
> > > > -	/* It seems that FW use big endian(MIPS) and DRV use little
> > 
> > endian in
> > 
> > > > -	 * windows OS. So we have to read the content byte by byte or
> > > > transfer
> > > > -	 * endian type before copy the message copy.
> > > > -	 */
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.cfg_action		= (pmsg[4] & 0x80) >> 7;
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.cfg_type		= (pmsg[4] & 0x60) >> 5;
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.cfg_size		= (pmsg[4] & 0x18) >> 3;
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.cfg_page		= (pmsg[6] & 0x0F) >> 0;
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.cfg_offset		= pmsg[7];
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.value		= (pmsg[8]  << 24) |
> > 
> > (pmsg[9]  << 16) |
> > 
> > > > -					  (pmsg[10] <<  8)
> > | 
> > | (pmsg[11] <<  0);
> > | 
> > > > -	rx_query_cfg.mask		= (pmsg[12] << 24) |
> > 
> > (pmsg[13] << 16) |
> > 
> > > > -					  (pmsg[14] <<  8)
> > | 
> > | (pmsg[15] <<  0);
> > | 
> > > > -}
> > > > -
> > > > 
> > > >  /*----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >  ----
> > > >  --------->
> > > >  
> > > >   * Function:	cmpk_count_tx_status()
> > > >   *
> > > 
> > > Always test-build your patches as they can not break the build.  You
> > > obviously did not do that here, why not?
> > 
> > I can't see that where the build of rtl8192u is broken.
> > The following lines are from the compilation log:
> > 
> > git/kernels/staging> make -j8 drivers/staging/rtl8192u/
> > 
> >  [...]
> >  CC [M]  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.o
> >  CC [M]  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_cmdpkt.o
> >  [...]
> >  LD [M]  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192u_usb.o
> > 
> > No errors are reported.
> > 
> > What am I missing?
> 
> The function is used elsewhere in this file :(
>
You're right, it is used in a "switch" statement later in the file.
Now I've also understood why it built with no errors:
it built because, notwithstanding that modification, for some reason I have 
still the original version of the file.
I don't know why, maybe I've made some stupid error with Git...

Thanks,

Fabio