io_ops abstraction is useless in this driver, since there is only one ops registration. Without io_ops we can get rid of indirect calls mess and shorten the calls chain. Shorten the calls chain of rtw_read8/16/32() down to the actual reads. For this purpose unify the three usb_read8/16/32 into the new usb_read(); make the latter parameterizable with 'size'; embed most of the code of usbctrl_vendorreq() into usb_read() and use in it the new usb_control_msg_recv() API of USB Core. Shorten the calls chain of rtw_write8/16/32() down to the actual writes. For this purpose unify the four usb_write8/16/32/N() into the new usb_write(); make the latter parameterizable with 'size'; embed most of the code of usbctrl_vendorreq() into usb_write() and use in it the new usb_control_msg_send() API of USB Core. The code with the modifications was thoroughly tested by Pavel Skripkin using a TP-Link TL-WN722N v2 / v3 [Realtek RTL8188EUS] and by Fabio M. De Francesco using a ASUSTek Computer, Inc. Realtek 8188EUS [USB-N10 Nano]. Changelog: v4->v5: - 1-14: No changes; - 15-16: Fix minor formatting issues and use "Reverse Xmas Tree" style, according to suggestions by David Laight and Dan Carpenter; - 17-18: Pavel Skripkin found logical errors in the checks of the values returned by usb_control_msg_{recv,send}(), so fix them; Dan Carpenter suggested to do error handling before success handling, so change the code accordingly; - 19: Add this patch in order to get rid of the shared buffer in usb_read() and usb_write() and remove this field from struct "dvobj_priv". v3->v4: - 1-14: Split a patch into fourteen; - 15-16: Add these patches for clean-ups of the code that is going to be reused in 17-18/18; - 17-18: Make some changes according to a first review of Greg Kroah-Hartman; furthermore, remove the unnecessary while loop and a couple of if' test; handle the errors returned by usb_control_msg_recv(). v2->v3: - 1: No changes; - 3: Fix the version number of the patch. v1->v2: - 1: No changes; - 3: Replace parameter REALTEK_USB_VENQT_READ with REALTEK_USB_VENQT_WRITE in usb_control_msg_send(). More in-depth explanation at https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2791328.7pjKATJfGa@localhost.localdomain/T/#m1fc1ab2f7c1f463049ad88d5df5bb1b107b37260 v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210904150447.14659-1-fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx/ v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210904212719.11426-1-fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx/ v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210904220048.12822-1-fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx/ v4: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210913181002.16651-1-fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx/ Fabio M. De Francesco (4): staging: r8188eu: hal: Clean up usbctrl_vendorreq() staging: r8188eu: hal: Clean up rtw_read*() and rtw_write*() staging: r8188eu: Shorten calls chain of rtw_read8/16/32() staging: r8188eu: Shorten calls chain of rtw_write8/16/32/N() Pavel Skripkin (15): staging: r8188eu: remove usb_{read,write}_mem staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of rtw_read8() staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of rtw_read16() staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of rtw_read32() staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_write8 staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_write16 staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_write32 staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_writeN staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_read_port staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_write_port staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_read_port_cancel staging: r8188eu: remove the helpers of usb_write_port_cancel staging: r8188eu: remove core/rtw_io.c staging: remove struct _io_ops staging: r8188eu: remove shared buffer for usb requests drivers/staging/r8188eu/Makefile | 1 - drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_io.c | 299 ------------------ drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c | 6 +- drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c | 261 ++++++++------- drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h | 5 - drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_io.h | 89 +----- drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops.h | 2 - .../staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops_linux.h | 8 - drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c | 37 +-- .../staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_ops_linux.c | 20 +- 10 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 562 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_io.c -- 2.33.0