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

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

[Phillip Potter]

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@philpotter.co.uk>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_led.c    |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme.c   |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme_ext.c       |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_pwrctrl.c        |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_recv.c   |  0
 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_rf.c |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_security.c       |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sreset.c |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sta_mgt.c        |  0
 .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_wlan_util.c      |  0
 .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_xmit.c   |  0
 18 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_led.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme_ext.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_pwrctrl.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_recv.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_rf.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_security.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sreset.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sta_mgt.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_wlan_util.c (100%)
 rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_xmit.c (100%)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
index 28b936e8be0a..2dad13bdbdeb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 r8188eu-y :=				\
-		core/rtw_ap.o		\
-		core/rtw_cmd.o		\
-		core/rtw_efuse.o	\
-		core/rtw_ieee80211.o	\
-		core/rtw_ioctl_set.o	\
-		core/rtw_iol.o		\
-		core/rtw_led.o		\
-		core/rtw_mlme.o		\
-		core/rtw_mlme_ext.o	\
-		core/rtw_pwrctrl.o	\
-		core/rtw_recv.o		\
-		core/rtw_rf.o		\
-		core/rtw_security.o	\
-		core/rtw_sreset.o	\
-		core/rtw_sta_mgt.o	\
-		core/rtw_wlan_util.o	\
-		core/rtw_xmit.o		\
+		rtw_ap.o		\
+		rtw_cmd.o		\
+		rtw_efuse.o		\
+		rtw_ieee80211.o		\
+		rtw_ioctl_set.o		\
+		rtw_iol.o		\
+		rtw_led.o		\
+		rtw_mlme.o		\
+		rtw_mlme_ext.o		\
+		rtw_pwrctrl.o		\
+		rtw_recv.o		\
+		rtw_rf.o		\
+		rtw_security.o		\
+		rtw_sreset.o		\
+		rtw_sta_mgt.o		\
+		rtw_wlan_util.o		\
+		rtw_xmit.o		\
 		hal/fw.o	\
 		hal/mac_cfg.o \
 		hal/bb_cfg.o \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ap.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_cmd.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_cmd.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_efuse.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_efuse.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ieee80211.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ieee80211.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ioctl_set.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ioctl_set.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_iol.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_iol.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_iol.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_iol.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_led.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_led.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme_ext.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme_ext.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_pwrctrl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_pwrctrl.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_recv.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_recv.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_rf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_rf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_rf.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_rf.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_security.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_security.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sreset.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sreset.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sreset.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sreset.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sta_mgt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sta_mgt.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_wlan_util.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_wlan_util.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_xmit.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_xmit.c
-- 
2.31.1

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

[Larry Finger]

On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, 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@philpotter.co.uk>
> ---
>   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
>   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_led.c    |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme.c   |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme_ext.c       |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_pwrctrl.c        |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_recv.c   |  0
>   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_rf.c |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_security.c       |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sreset.c |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sta_mgt.c        |  0
>   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_wlan_util.c      |  0
>   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_xmit.c   |  0
>   18 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_led.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme_ext.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_pwrctrl.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_recv.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_rf.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_security.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sreset.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sta_mgt.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_wlan_util.c (100%)
>   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_xmit.c (100%)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
> index 28b936e8be0a..2dad13bdbdeb 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
> @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
>   # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>   r8188eu-y :=				\
> -		core/rtw_ap.o		\
> -		core/rtw_cmd.o		\
> -		core/rtw_efuse.o	\
> -		core/rtw_ieee80211.o	\
> -		core/rtw_ioctl_set.o	\
> -		core/rtw_iol.o		\
> -		core/rtw_led.o		\
> -		core/rtw_mlme.o		\
> -		core/rtw_mlme_ext.o	\
> -		core/rtw_pwrctrl.o	\
> -		core/rtw_recv.o		\
> -		core/rtw_rf.o		\
> -		core/rtw_security.o	\
> -		core/rtw_sreset.o	\
> -		core/rtw_sta_mgt.o	\
> -		core/rtw_wlan_util.o	\
> -		core/rtw_xmit.o		\
> +		rtw_ap.o		\
> +		rtw_cmd.o		\
> +		rtw_efuse.o		\
> +		rtw_ieee80211.o		\
> +		rtw_ioctl_set.o		\
> +		rtw_iol.o		\
> +		rtw_led.o		\
> +		rtw_mlme.o		\
> +		rtw_mlme_ext.o		\
> +		rtw_pwrctrl.o		\
> +		rtw_recv.o		\
> +		rtw_rf.o		\
> +		rtw_security.o		\
> +		rtw_sreset.o		\
> +		rtw_sta_mgt.o		\
> +		rtw_wlan_util.o		\
> +		rtw_xmit.o		\
>   		hal/fw.o	\
>   		hal/mac_cfg.o \
>   		hal/bb_cfg.o \
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ap.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ap.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_cmd.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_cmd.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_efuse.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_efuse.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ieee80211.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ieee80211.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_iol.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_iol.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_iol.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_iol.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_led.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_led.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_pwrctrl.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_pwrctrl.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_recv.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_recv.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_rf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_rf.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_rf.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_rf.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_security.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_security.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sreset.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sreset.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sreset.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sreset.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_wlan_util.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_wlan_util.c
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_xmit.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
> rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_xmit.c
> 

I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core. hal 
and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.

Larry

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

[Fabio Aiuto]

Hi all,

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 06:46:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, 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@philpotter.co.uk>
> > ---
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
 > 
> 
> I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core.
> hal and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 

maybe the information we will need one day is:

will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
will be perfectly tuned?

At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
in any of the realtek wireless driver.

Sure there's time for that ;),

Thank you,

fabio

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

[Phillip Potter]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 06:46:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, 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@philpotter.co.uk>
> > ---
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_led.c    |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme.c   |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme_ext.c       |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_pwrctrl.c        |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_recv.c   |  0
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_rf.c |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_security.c       |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sreset.c |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sta_mgt.c        |  0
> >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_wlan_util.c      |  0
> >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_xmit.c   |  0
> >   18 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_led.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_mlme_ext.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_pwrctrl.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_recv.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_rf.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_security.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sreset.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_sta_mgt.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_wlan_util.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_xmit.c (100%)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
> > index 28b936e8be0a..2dad13bdbdeb 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
> > @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
> >   # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> >   r8188eu-y :=				\
> > -		core/rtw_ap.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_cmd.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_efuse.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_ieee80211.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_ioctl_set.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_iol.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_led.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_mlme.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_mlme_ext.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_pwrctrl.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_recv.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_rf.o		\
> > -		core/rtw_security.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_sreset.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_sta_mgt.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_wlan_util.o	\
> > -		core/rtw_xmit.o		\
> > +		rtw_ap.o		\
> > +		rtw_cmd.o		\
> > +		rtw_efuse.o		\
> > +		rtw_ieee80211.o		\
> > +		rtw_ioctl_set.o		\
> > +		rtw_iol.o		\
> > +		rtw_led.o		\
> > +		rtw_mlme.o		\
> > +		rtw_mlme_ext.o		\
> > +		rtw_pwrctrl.o		\
> > +		rtw_recv.o		\
> > +		rtw_rf.o		\
> > +		rtw_security.o		\
> > +		rtw_sreset.o		\
> > +		rtw_sta_mgt.o		\
> > +		rtw_wlan_util.o		\
> > +		rtw_xmit.o		\
> >   		hal/fw.o	\
> >   		hal/mac_cfg.o \
> >   		hal/bb_cfg.o \
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ap.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ap.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_cmd.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_cmd.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_efuse.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_efuse.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ieee80211.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ieee80211.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_ioctl_set.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_iol.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_iol.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_iol.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_iol.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_led.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_led.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_pwrctrl.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_pwrctrl.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_recv.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_recv.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_rf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_rf.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_rf.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_rf.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_security.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_security.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sreset.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sreset.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sreset.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sreset.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_wlan_util.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_wlan_util.c
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_xmit.c
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
> > rename to drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/rtw_xmit.c
> > 
> 
> I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core.
> hal and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.
> 
> Larry
> 
Dear Larry,

Thank you for your feedback. I will focus on utilising the existing
folder structure in that case, with a view towards reducing/removing the
'hal' folder and reintegrating its code.

Regards,
Phil

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

[Phillip Potter]

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 11:00:36AM +0200, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 06:46:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> > On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, 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@philpotter.co.uk>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
> > >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
> > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
> > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
> > >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
> > >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
> > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
>  > 
> > 
> > I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core.
> > hal and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.
> > 
> > Larry
> > 
> > 
> 
> maybe the information we will need one day is:
> 
> will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
> welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
> will be perfectly tuned?
> 
> At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
> in any of the realtek wireless driver.
> 
> Sure there's time for that ;),
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> fabio
> 
> 
Dear Fabio,

Certainly a good start is removing this 'hal' layer so for now I'll
focus on that as much as I can. Perhaps the path forwards will become
clearer without it there :-) Thank you for your feedback.

Regards,
Phil

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

[Larry Finger]

On 7/20/21 4:00 AM, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> maybe the information we will need one day is:
> 
> will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
> welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
> will be perfectly tuned?
> 
> At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
> in any of the realtek wireless driver.
> 
> Sure there's time for that;),

The question is how much lipstick do you want to put on that pig? The current 
version does not use cfg80211, and it does not work with NetworkManager or a 
modern hostapd to create an AP.

If you want to get the rtl8188eu driver in shape to be added to the regular 
drivers section, then I suggest you start with the v5.2.2.4 branch of 
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git. Many users of the RTL8188EU chip use 
that driver. At least that version fixes the two problems listed above. If you 
want to flatten the directory structure, you can do it there and offline.

I want to caution you that following this path will take a lot of time, but once 
you get it into kernel shape, it will at least be useful. I have never had the 
time, nor the ambition to undertake this effort.

Larry

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

[Fabio Aiuto]

Hello Larry,

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 07:22:26PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/20/21 4:00 AM, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> > maybe the information we will need one day is:
> > 
> > will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
> > welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
> > will be perfectly tuned?
> > 
> > At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
> > in any of the realtek wireless driver.
> > 
> > Sure there's time for that;),
> 
> The question is how much lipstick do you want to put on that pig? The
> current version does not use cfg80211, and it does not work with
> NetworkManager or a modern hostapd to create an AP.

yes there's a lot of work to do...

> 
> If you want to get the rtl8188eu driver in shape to be added to the regular
> drivers section, then I suggest you start with the v5.2.2.4 branch of
> https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git. Many users of the RTL8188EU chip
> use that driver. At least that version fixes the two problems listed above.
> If you want to flatten the directory structure, you can do it there and
> offline.

if there's a version closer to mainline (as lwfinger seems to be)
why keeping the actual rtl8188eu on staging instead of the lwfinger one?

> 
> I want to caution you that following this path will take a lot of time, but
> once you get it into kernel shape, it will at least be useful. I have never
> had the time, nor the ambition to undertake this effort.

yes, I understand, it's taking a lot of time with rtl8723bs as well, but
it's a good starting point for kernel newbies

> 
> Larry
> 

thank you,

fabio

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

[Phillip Potter]

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 07:22:26PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/20/21 4:00 AM, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> > maybe the information we will need one day is:
> > 
> > will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
> > welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
> > will be perfectly tuned?
> > 
> > At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
> > in any of the realtek wireless driver.
> > 
> > Sure there's time for that;),
> 
> The question is how much lipstick do you want to put on that pig? The
> current version does not use cfg80211, and it does not work with
> NetworkManager or a modern hostapd to create an AP.
> 
> If you want to get the rtl8188eu driver in shape to be added to the regular
> drivers section, then I suggest you start with the v5.2.2.4 branch of
> https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git. Many users of the RTL8188EU chip
> use that driver. At least that version fixes the two problems listed above.
> If you want to flatten the directory structure, you can do it there and
> offline.
> 
> I want to caution you that following this path will take a lot of time, but
> once you get it into kernel shape, it will at least be useful. I have never
> had the time, nor the ambition to undertake this effort.
> 
> Larry
> 
Dear Larry,

Whilst I (and no doubt others) are happy to look into what you've
suggested, I do have a few questions:
(1) Why is the version from github not the one in staging?
(2) On a related note, working on it offline is difficult in terms of
proving contributions, particularly for a kernel mentee such as myself.

Might I suggest replacing this driver with the one you suggested
entirely, so work on it can continue in public? I am happy to submit
this and continue work if you think it would be viable. Many thanks and
I appreciate your thoughts on this.

Regards,
Phil

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

[Fabio Aiuto]

Dear Phillip,

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 11:54:43PM +0100, Phillip Potter wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 11:00:36AM +0200, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 06:46:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> > > On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, 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@philpotter.co.uk>
> > > > ---
> > > >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
> > > >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
> > > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
> > > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
> > > >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
> > > >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
> > > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
> >  > 
> > > 
> > > I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core.
> > > hal and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.
> > > 
> > > Larry
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > maybe the information we will need one day is:
> > 
> > will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
> > welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
> > will be perfectly tuned?
> > 
> > At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
> > in any of the realtek wireless driver.
> > 
> > Sure there's time for that ;),
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > fabio
> > 
> > 
> Dear Fabio,
> 
> Certainly a good start is removing this 'hal' layer so for now I'll
> focus on that as much as I can. Perhaps the path forwards will become
> clearer without it there :-) Thank you for your feedback.

Agreed

> 
> Regards,
> Phil

thank you,

fabio

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

[Greg KH]

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@philpotter.co.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0

<snip>

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

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

[Larry Finger]

On 7/21/21 2:49 AM, Phillip Potter wrote:
> Dear Larry,
> 
> Whilst I (and no doubt others) are happy to look into what you've
> suggested, I do have a few questions:
> (1) Why is the version from github not the one in staging?
> (2) On a related note, working on it offline is difficult in terms of
> proving contributions, particularly for a kernel mentee such as myself.
> 
> Might I suggest replacing this driver with the one you suggested
> entirely, so work on it can continue in public? I am happy to submit
> this and continue work if you think it would be viable. Many thanks and
> I appreciate your thoughts on this.

The reason that the newer driver is at GitHub, rather than in the kernel, is 
that I never want to devote the 6 months needed to get it into the shape of the 
old one that I did send to staging. If you take a little time to look at the 
GitHub code, you will see what I mean. I did this once before only to have 
Realtek release a new version with all the old warts again. At least we have the 
fact that this is a heritage product, and Realtek will not be releasing any 
newer drivers.

As is, the code generates very few sparse warnings, but it still contains a 
number of local CONFIG variables that would never be accepted in the kernel. It 
also contains a large number of module parameters that need to be evaluated and 
likely removed.

If you wish, I will give you write access to the GitHub repo so that you can 
make changes there. The numerous users will give you instant feedback if/when 
you break something. If you want to use it to replace the kernel version, go 
ahead. I promise that I will not give negative reviews, but I am sure others 
will have such comments. In any case, I will continue to maintain my repo. There 
are too many users with old kernels, and the backports project is difficult to 
use for their level of expertise.

Larry

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

[Dan Carpenter]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 12:33:28PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/21/21 2:49 AM, Phillip Potter wrote:
> > Dear Larry,
> > 
> > Whilst I (and no doubt others) are happy to look into what you've
> > suggested, I do have a few questions:
> > (1) Why is the version from github not the one in staging?
> > (2) On a related note, working on it offline is difficult in terms of
> > proving contributions, particularly for a kernel mentee such as myself.
> > 
> > Might I suggest replacing this driver with the one you suggested
> > entirely, so work on it can continue in public? I am happy to submit
> > this and continue work if you think it would be viable. Many thanks and
> > I appreciate your thoughts on this.
> 
> The reason that the newer driver is at GitHub, rather than in the kernel, is
> that I never want to devote the 6 months needed to get it into the shape of
> the old one that I did send to staging. If you take a little time to look at
> the GitHub code, you will see what I mean. I did this once before only to
> have Realtek release a new version with all the old warts again. At least we
> have the fact that this is a heritage product, and Realtek will not be
> releasing any newer drivers.

You're obviously not a Realtek employee, but what are they doing for
wireless drivers these days?

regards,
dan carpenter

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

[Larry Finger]

On 7/21/21 1:28 PM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> You're obviously not a Realtek employee, but what are they doing for
> wireless drivers these days?

You are correct in that I am not a Realtek employee, nor do I have any knowledge 
of the internals of any of their chips. I do have a close working arrangement 
with the head of their PCI driver development, and I have gotten free samples of 
some of their chips. I am a volunteer that is interested in providing drivers 
for the devices in new laptops with wireless chips that do not yet have a Linux 
driver in the kernel. I also provide relatively modern drivers for older USB 
devices through GitHub repos.

 From what I know, the PCI group at Realtek is mainly working on new 802.11ac 
devices, but are leaving some hooks for the USB and SDIO equivalents of those 
chips (RTL8822BE, RTL8822CE, RTL8821CE, RTL8723DE, and RTL8852AE). These drivers 
are either in the drivers/net/wireless tree of the kernel, or are under review 
for such inclusion.

I have no current contact with the USB part of their driver development.

Larry

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

[Phillip Potter]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 20:18, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
>
> On 7/21/21 1:28 PM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > You're obviously not a Realtek employee, but what are they doing for
> > wireless drivers these days?
>
> You are correct in that I am not a Realtek employee, nor do I have any knowledge
> of the internals of any of their chips. I do have a close working arrangement
> with the head of their PCI driver development, and I have gotten free samples of
> some of their chips. I am a volunteer that is interested in providing drivers
> for the devices in new laptops with wireless chips that do not yet have a Linux
> driver in the kernel. I also provide relatively modern drivers for older USB
> devices through GitHub repos.
>
>  From what I know, the PCI group at Realtek is mainly working on new 802.11ac
> devices, but are leaving some hooks for the USB and SDIO equivalents of those
> chips (RTL8822BE, RTL8822CE, RTL8821CE, RTL8723DE, and RTL8852AE). These drivers
> are either in the drivers/net/wireless tree of the kernel, or are under review
> for such inclusion.
>
> I have no current contact with the USB part of their driver development.
>
> Larry
>
>
Dear Larry,

Thank you for this info, it's very useful. Are you saying that in its
current state the GitHub driver would not even be accepted into
staging in your opinion? I am happy to continue improving it, but in
my mind this should probably be done publicly, within the kernel tree.
Not sure what others think but if there is general consensus then I
can submit this new version to staging and integrate within build
framework etc, then we can start improving it and getting it ready to
move beyond that. Sounds like your driver is further along the path,
and we should be using it, but I'm interested in what others think of
course.

Regards,
Phil

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

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 11:44:10AM +0100, Phillip Potter wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 20:18, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 7/21/21 1:28 PM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > You're obviously not a Realtek employee, but what are they doing for
> > > wireless drivers these days?
> >
> > You are correct in that I am not a Realtek employee, nor do I have any knowledge
> > of the internals of any of their chips. I do have a close working arrangement
> > with the head of their PCI driver development, and I have gotten free samples of
> > some of their chips. I am a volunteer that is interested in providing drivers
> > for the devices in new laptops with wireless chips that do not yet have a Linux
> > driver in the kernel. I also provide relatively modern drivers for older USB
> > devices through GitHub repos.
> >
> >  From what I know, the PCI group at Realtek is mainly working on new 802.11ac
> > devices, but are leaving some hooks for the USB and SDIO equivalents of those
> > chips (RTL8822BE, RTL8822CE, RTL8821CE, RTL8723DE, and RTL8852AE). These drivers
> > are either in the drivers/net/wireless tree of the kernel, or are under review
> > for such inclusion.
> >
> > I have no current contact with the USB part of their driver development.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> Dear Larry,
> 
> Thank you for this info, it's very useful. Are you saying that in its
> current state the GitHub driver would not even be accepted into
> staging in your opinion? I am happy to continue improving it, but in
> my mind this should probably be done publicly, within the kernel tree.
> Not sure what others think but if there is general consensus then I
> can submit this new version to staging and integrate within build
> framework etc, then we can start improving it and getting it ready to
> move beyond that. Sounds like your driver is further along the path,
> and we should be using it, but I'm interested in what others think of
> course.

If the code looks "better", I have no objection to just adding it to
drivers/staging/ and deleting the existing one here, so that everyone
can work on this together in one single place.

Larry, any objection to that?

thanks,

greg k-h

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

[Larry Finger]

On 7/22/21 8:28 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> If the code looks "better", I have no objection to just adding it to
> drivers/staging/ and deleting the existing one here, so that everyone
> can work on this together in one single place.
> 
> Larry, any objection to that?

I am not opposed to that. Do you want me to supply the new driver as a set of 
patches, or would someone else like to do it?

Larry

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

[Phillip Potter]

On Thu, 22 Jul 2021 at 17:31, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
>
> On 7/22/21 8:28 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > If the code looks "better", I have no objection to just adding it to
> > drivers/staging/ and deleting the existing one here, so that everyone
> > can work on this together in one single place.
> >
> > Larry, any objection to that?
>
> I am not opposed to that. Do you want me to supply the new driver as a set of
> patches, or would someone else like to do it?
>
> Larry
>
I am happy to do it. Two patches seems sensible - one to remove the
current driver from staging and another to introduce the new one.

Regards,
Phil