Re: [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: remove unused function declarations

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 08:37:50PM +0530, Aditya Chari wrote:
> rtl8192c_translate_rx_signal_stuff() and rtl8192c_query_rx_desc_status()
> are declared in rtl8192c_recv.h but have no implementation and no
> caller anywhere in the kernel tree. They are leftover from when this
> driver was derived from Realtek's shared vendor codebase covering
> multiple chip families.
> 
> Verified via grep across the full tree that neither symbol is
> referenced outside this declaration, and confirmed via a full build
> of the module before and after removal that no warnings or errors
> are introduced.
> 
> This addresses the "find and remove any code for other chips that is
> left over" item in the driver's TODO file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Chari <adi25charis@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes since v2:
> - Fixed placement of changelog notes below the --- marker, per 
>   submitting-patches.rst
> 
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtl8192c_recv.h | 3 ---
>  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtl8192c_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtl8192c_recv.h
> index 1f86654f0..b63625ab4 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtl8192c_recv.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtl8192c_recv.h
> @@ -30,7 +30,4 @@ struct phy_stat {
>  /*  Rx smooth factor */
>  #define	Rx_Smooth_Factor (20)
>  
> -void rtl8192c_translate_rx_signal_stuff(union recv_frame *precvframe, struct phy_stat *pphy_status);
> -void rtl8192c_query_rx_desc_status(union recv_frame *precvframe, struct recv_stat *pdesc);
> -
>  #endif
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 
> 

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