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

[Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>]

+ 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? 

Ping-Ke