Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] staging: rtl8192e: Remove variable SetWirelessMode

[Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com>]

On 6/8/23 11:59, Yogesh Hegde wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 10:18:28PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
>> My compiler does not compile this patch:
>>    LD [M]  drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192e_pci.o
>>    MODPOST drivers/staging/rtl8192e/Module.symvers
>> ERROR: modpost: "rtl92e_set_wireless_mode"
>> [drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.ko] undefined!
>> make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:136:
>> drivers/staging/rtl8192e/Module.symvers] Error 1
>> make: *** [Makefile:1978: modpost] Error 2
>>
>> Did this compile on your system Yogesh?
> No, while sending the patch I partially compiled it
> `make drivers/staging/rtl8192e` but when I fully compile it `make all` it gives
> me the same error. It is a mistake on my part.
To build one module you need to use:
make -C . M=drivers/staging/rtl8192e

> 
>> But I think it does not work because this driver is divided into two
>> modules.
>>
>> To load the driver I am using the following lines:
>> sudo insmod drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.ko
>> sudo insmod drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192e_pci.ko
> I was not aware of this and assumed that ideally the driver has only one (PCI)
> interface so all the files should be compiled into one `.ko` file and loaded.
> 
>> So this line is required:
>> priv->rtllib->SetWirelessMode = rtl92e_set_wireless_mode;
>> as one name is used in one module and one in the other module.
> Yes, this makes sense now.
> 
> Moving forward,
> Dan, Greg and Philipp what would be the best fix for this issue,
> 1.  Patchset to combine both the modules into one module
I had a look for this and it was not difficult at all to combine. But a 
patch long ago divided the two modules, to make it more like the driver 
this one should be merged to, in the wireless subsystem. Please see TODO 
file.

> 2.  Revert back this patchset to v1.
> 
> Looking forward for your response.
> 
> Regards
> Yogesh

Bye Philipp