Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: rtl8192u: remove code from comments

From: Greg KH
Date: Sat Mar 25 2023 - 08:22:45 EST


On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 05:13:18PM +0500, Khadija Kamran wrote:
> Writing code in comments is generally not considered a good coding
> practice.
> Remove all the code comments from the file.

How about something like:
Remove all of the commented out code lines as they are not being
used and can be brought back in the future if they are ever
needed again.

And the subject reads a bit odd too, how about:
staging: rtl8192u: remove commented out code

>
> Signed-off-by: Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c | 127 +--------------------------
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 125 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c
> index 885c5966342f..f210ede8b1c7 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_dm.c
> @@ -50,11 +50,9 @@ static void dm_init_bandwidth_autoswitch(struct net_device *dev);
> static void dm_bandwidth_autoswitch(struct net_device *dev);
>
> /* DM --> TX power control */
> -/*static void dm_initialize_txpower_tracking(struct net_device *dev);*/
>
> static void dm_check_txpower_tracking(struct net_device *dev);
>
> -/*static void dm_txpower_reset_recovery(struct net_device *dev);*/
>

The extra blank lines can now go away as well, at the same time, right?

thanks,

greg k-h