Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: remove todo/note and duplicated EFUSE_CTRL macro

From: Greg KH

Date: Mon Oct 13 2025 - 04:39:34 EST


On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 03:49:12PM -0300, Rodrigo Gobbi wrote:
> The usage of EFUSE_xxx and MSR macros are already in place, so the note
> and todo about that can be removed. Also, there was a duplication of the
> definition of EFUSE_CTRL macro in two places, keep the one at the .h file.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Gobbi <rodrigo.gobbi.7@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> At drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h file, there is the following note/TODO:
>
> /* TODO: use these definition when using REG_xxx naming rule. */
> /* NOTE: DO NOT Remove these definition. Use later. */
>
> #define EFUSE_CTRL REG_EFUSE_CTRL /* E-Fuse Control. */
> #define EFUSE_TEST REG_EFUSE_TEST /* E-Fuse Test. */
> #define MSR (REG_CR + 2) /* Media Status register */
>
> I guess the idea was to standardize those macros rather using the REG_xxx_yyy ones.
> In fact, when searching for a missusage of that, there is none, only a duplicated redefinition
> of EFUSE_CTRL at drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c.
>
> If my interpretation is correct about that comment, I`m think we can remove the
> note/TODO since it`s very old. Also, I`m removing the duplicated define, since
> the hal_com_reg.h is already included at rtw_efuse.c.
>
> Tks and regards.
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c | 3 ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h | 4 ----
> 2 files changed, 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
> index 208373113a62..6391932e214b 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_efuse.c
> @@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ u8 fakeBTEfuseContent[EFUSE_MAX_BT_BANK][EFUSE_MAX_HW_SIZE];
> u8 fakeBTEfuseInitMap[EFUSE_BT_MAX_MAP_LEN] = {0};
> u8 fakeBTEfuseModifiedMap[EFUSE_BT_MAX_MAP_LEN] = {0};
>
> -#define REG_EFUSE_CTRL 0x0030
> -#define EFUSE_CTRL REG_EFUSE_CTRL /* E-Fuse Control. */
> -
> static bool
> Efuse_Read1ByteFromFakeContent(u16 Offset, u8 *Value)
> {
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h
> index 9a02ae69d7a4..cf5c15dc2bfd 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com_reg.h
> @@ -189,10 +189,6 @@
> /* Redifine 8192C register definition for compatibility */
> /* */
> /* */
> -
> -/* TODO: use these definition when using REG_xxx naming rule. */
> -/* NOTE: DO NOT Remove these definition. Use later. */
> -
> #define EFUSE_CTRL REG_EFUSE_CTRL /* E-Fuse Control. */
> #define EFUSE_TEST REG_EFUSE_TEST /* E-Fuse Test. */
> #define MSR (REG_CR + 2) /* Media Status register */
> --
> 2.48.1
>

Does not apply to my tree at all :(

Can you rebase against the next linux-next release and resend?

thanks,

greg k-h