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

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Jul 21 2021 - 04:21:30 EST


On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 11:46:01PM +0100, 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

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As others have pointed out, let's move files when they need to be moved,
not yet. Removing the HAL layer is great here, but when that happens,
the hal/ directory will be empty and we can go from there if things
still need to be moved.

thanks,

greg k-h