Re: [PATCH] drivers: rewrite and remove a superfluous parameter.

[Arend Van Spriel]

On November 29, 2022 3:06:37 PM Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> On 29/11/2022 06:34, JunASAKA wrote:
> > I noticed there is a superfluous "*hdr" parameter in rtl8xxxu module
> > when I am trying to fix some bugs for the rtl8192eu wifi dongle. This
> > parameter can be removed and then gained from the skb object to make the
> > function more beautiful.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: JunASAKA <JunASAKA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c | 5 +++--
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c 
> > b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> > index ac641a56efb0..4c3d97e8e51f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
> > @@ -4767,9 +4767,10 @@ static u32 rtl8xxxu_80211_to_rtl_queue(u32 queue)
> > return rtlqueue;
> > }
> >
> > -static u32 rtl8xxxu_queue_select(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, struct sk_buff 
> > *skb)
> > +static u32 rtl8xxxu_queue_select(struct sk_buff *skb)
> > {
> > u32 queue;
> > + struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
> >
> > if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control))
> > queue = TXDESC_QUEUE_MGNT;
> > @@ -5118,7 +5119,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> > if (control && control->sta)
> > sta = control->sta;
> >
> > - queue = rtl8xxxu_queue_select(hdr, skb);
> > + queue = rtl8xxxu_queue_select(skb);
> >
> > tx_desc = skb_push(skb, tx_desc_size);
>
> See the recent discussion about this here:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/acd30174-4541-7343-e49a-badd199f4151@xxxxxxxxx/
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/2af44c28-1c12-46b9-85b9-011560bf7f7e@xxxxxxxxx/

Not sure why I looked but I did. You may want to look at rtl8xxxu_tx() 
which is the .tx callback that mac80211 uses and the first statement in 
there is also assuming skb->data points to the 802.11 header.

Regards,
Arend
>

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