Re: [PATCH 1/4] staging: rtl8192u: Provide a TODO file for this driver

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On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 4:49 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 12:07:40PM +0100, Peter Robinson wrote:
> > Provide a TODO file that lists the tasks that should be carried out in
> > order to move this driver off drivers/staging. It's missing from original
> > addition of this driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/TODO | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/rtl8192u/TODO
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/TODO b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/TODO
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..ab9d5d145b3b
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/TODO
> > @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> > +To-do list:
> > +
> > +* Correct the coding style according to Linux guidelines; please read the document
> > +  at https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html.
> > +* Remove unnecessary debugging/printing macros; for those that are still needed
> > +  use the proper kernel API (pr_debug(), dev_dbg(), netdev_dbg()).
> > +* Remove dead code such as unusued functions, variables, fields, etc..
> > +* Use in-kernel API and remove unnecessary wrappers where possible.
> > +* Fix bugs due to code that sleeps in atomic context.
> > +* Remove the HAL layer and migrate its functionality into the relevant parts of
> > +  the driver.
> > +* Switch to use LIB80211.
> > +* Switch to use MAC80211.
> > +* Switch to use CFG80211.
> > +* Improve the error handling of various functions, particularly those that use
> > +  existing kernel APIs.
>
> Where did this list come from?
>
> How do you know they are all needed?

It was based on the other real tek drivers that has a todo and some grep.




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