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

[Greg KH]

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>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c         |   8 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c        |  13 --
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_debug.c      |   3 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c  |   5 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c  |   5 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c       |  20 +--
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c   | 156 ++----------------
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_p2p.c        |  16 --
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c    |  19 ---
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c       |   9 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c    |  17 --
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c  |   2 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c       |   6 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c        |   2 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_cmd.c    |   3 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c     |   2 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h   |   8 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/ieee80211.h   |  12 --
>  .../staging/r8188eu/include/ioctl_cfg80211.h  |   2 -
>  .../staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_cmd.h    |   2 -
>  .../staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h    |   2 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_ap.h      |   5 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_cmd.h     |   4 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_debug.h   |   4 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h    |   5 -
>  .../staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h    |   4 -
>  .../staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_security.h    |   2 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_xmit.h    |   2 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/sta_info.h    |   7 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c  |  38 -----
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c   |   4 -
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c     |  13 --
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c     |   4 -
>  .../staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_ops_linux.c    |   2 -
>  34 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 394 deletions(-)

Wait, shouldn't you also remove it from the Kconfig file as part of this
change?

thanks,

greg k-h