Re: [PATCH rtw-next v8 5/7] wifi: rtw88: 8723b: add the RTL8723B chip driver

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, Oct 07, 2026 at 10:35:25AM +0000, Luka Gejak wrote:
> October 7, 2026 at 12:06, "Greg KH" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org?to=%22Greg%20KH%22%20%3Cgregkh%40linuxfoundation.org%3E > wrote:
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> > 
> > On Wed, Oct 07, 2026 at 08:54:03AM +0000, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > + Greg to staging rtl8723bs driver question
> > >  
> > >  Hi Greg,
> > >  
> > >  Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev> wrote:
> > >  October 7, 2026 at 10:32, "Ping-Ke Shih" <pkshih@realtek.com
> > >  mailto:pkshih@realtek.com?to=%22Ping-Ke%20Shih%22%20%3Cpkshih%40realtek.com%3E > wrote:
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  >
> > >  > Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev> wrote:
> > >  >
> > >  > >
> > >  > > October 7, 2026 at 04:57, "Ping-Ke Shih" <pkshih@realtek.com
> > >  > > mailto:pkshih@realtek.com?to=%22Ping-Ke%20Shih%22%20%3Cpkshih%40realtek.com%3E > wrote:
> > >  > >
> > >  > >
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev> wrote:
> > >  > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > Add the Realtek RTL8723B 802.11n chip driver: the chip operations, the
> > >  > > > power sequences, the efuse layout, the RF and IQ calibration, and the
> > >  > > > chip specific coexistence handling.
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > The RTL8723B chip support is based on the initial work by
> > >  > > > Michael Straube <straube.linux@gmail.com>.
> > >  > > > Link: https://github.com/mistraube/rtw88/tree/rtl8723bs
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > > Co-developed-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@gmail.com>
> > >  > > > Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@gmail.com>
> > >  > > > Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
> > >  > > > Reviewed-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
> > >  > >
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Hi Ping-Ke,
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Thanks for helping and reviewing the series throughout this
> > >  > > upstreaming process. Just one question, when is the series planned to
> > >  > > be applied to rtw-next? I am planning to send a patch to staging to
> > >  > > remove staging rtl8723bs and I need to have information when is it
> > >  > > landing.
> > >  > >
> > >  > I'll merge this patchset and send pull-request tomorrow, but I think you
> > >  > should remove staging rtl8723bs until this patchset drains to upstream.
> > >  >
> > >  > Ping-Ke
> > >  >
> > >  
> > >  Ok. Thanks for information. However, by the time this series reaches
> > >  upstream, won't the merge window be closed? Therefore 2 drivers for
> > >  the same chip will exist for one kernel version, and Greg previously
> > >  said that when a driver is merged we should remove staging so there
> > >  are no two drivers for the same chip.
> > >  
> > >  Luka did rewrite RTL8723BS vendor driver (i.e. staging rtl8723bs) into
> > >  upstream rtw88 driver, and I plan to merge this patchset and send
> > >  pull-request to wireless maintainer tomorrow. However, the two drivers
> > >  are existing at this moment. 
> > >  
> > >  My question is that can Luka send a patch to remove staging rtl8723bs,
> > >  and goes via my tree? Then you don't need to wait for my pull-request
> > >  being upstream. Can it work to you?
> > > 
> > That's fine with me, delete away!
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> >
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> I have sent the patch, and I think you are going to like this
> number: 66186 deletions

Very happy :)

> Not sure what people are going to use to learn though. It seems to
> me everyone is repeating the same patches.

Yeah, we need to dig up some more out-of-tree kernel code to add it for
them to churn on.  But really, this is a good thing, it's nice to see
real support for this hardware finally.

greg k-h