Re: [PATCH resend] staging: rtl8188eu: move all source files from core subdirectory

From: Fabio Aiuto
Date: Tue Jul 20 2021 - 05:08:29 EST


Hi all,

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 06:46:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, Phillip Potter wrote:
> > Move all C source files from the core subdirectory to the root
> > folder of the driver, and adjust Makefile accordingly. The ultmate
> > goal is to remove hal layer and fold its functionalty into the main
> > sources. At this point, the distinction between hal and core will be
> > meaningless, so this is the first step towards simplifying the file
> > layout.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Phillip Potter <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile | 34 +++++++++----------
> > drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c | 0
> > .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c | 0
> > .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c | 0
> > .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c | 0
> > .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c | 0
> > .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c | 0
>
>
> I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core.
> hal and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.
>
> Larry
>
>

maybe the information we will need one day is:

will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
will be perfectly tuned?

At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
in any of the realtek wireless driver.

Sure there's time for that ;),

Thank you,

fabio