From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Timo Joannin <timo.joannin@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs : remove dead commented-out 8192e code
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 11:32:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026100130-sulfite-operator-a572@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260929130716.61119-1-timo.joannin@gmail.com>
On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 03:07:16PM +0200, Timo Joannin wrote:
> The rtl8723bs_hal_init.c file contains a commented-out
> call to rtw_write(8) referencing REG_DWBCN1_CTRL_8192E.
>
> A grep of the driver in the rtl8723bs codebase shows that
> REG_DWBCN1_CTRL_8192E isn't defined anywhere else,
> meaning it could never be uncommented without breaking the build.
> Remove it to clean up the driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Timo Joannin <timo.joannin@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> index 6a4a13544ca1..748567059af8 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> @@ -1903,7 +1903,6 @@ static void hw_var_set_opmode(struct adapter *padapter, u8 variable, u8 *val)
> rtw_write8(padapter, REG_BCN_CTRL, (DIS_TSF_UDT|EN_BCN_FUNCTION|EN_TXBCN_RPT|DIS_BCNQ_SUB));
>
> /* SW_BCN_SEL - Port0 */
> - /* rtw_write8(Adapter, REG_DWBCN1_CTRL_8192E+2, rtw_read8(Adapter, REG_DWBCN1_CTRL_8192E+2) & ~BIT4); */
> rtw_hal_set_hwreg(padapter, HW_VAR_DL_BCN_SEL, NULL);
>
> /* select BCN on port 0 */
> --
> 2.55.0
>
Someone already sent this change before you did, sorry.
thanks,
greg k-h
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