Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: Remove conditionals CONFIG_88EU_{AP_MODE,P2P}

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Sep 09 2021 - 06:02:01 EST


On Wed, Sep 08, 2021 at 12:01:09AM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> These two conditional compile symbols are explicitly defined.
> As a result, their included code is always compiled. They could be
> converted to Kconfig symbols; however, my experience with this driver
> in a GitHub repo is that many users of the device have it built into
> a SOC or SBC that they wish to use as an access point. As a result,
> CONFIG_88EU_APMODE would need to be selected. Thus it should be built in.
>
> There have also been many users the wish to establish peer-to-peer
> networks with this device. For this reason, I am also proposing that
> CONFIG_88EU_P2P be automatically included.
>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Makes sense. If this really does need to be split up in the future, it
can be done better without all of this #ifdef mess in the .c files.

thanks,

greg k-h