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Date:   Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:54:43 +0100
From:   Phillip Potter <phil@philpotter.co.uk>
To:     Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com>
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        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
        Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] staging: rtl8188eu: move all source files from
 core subdirectory
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On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 11:00:36AM +0200, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 06:46:16PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> > On 7/19/21 5:46 PM, Phillip Potter wrote:
> > > Move all C source files from the core subdirectory to the root
> > > folder of the driver, and adjust Makefile accordingly. The ultmate
> > > goal is to remove hal layer and fold its functionalty into the main
> > > sources. At this point, the distinction between hal and core will be
> > > meaningless, so this is the first step towards simplifying the file
> > > layout.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Phillip Potter <phil@philpotter.co.uk>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile            | 34 +++++++++----------
> > >   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ap.c |  0
> > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_cmd.c    |  0
> > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_efuse.c  |  0
> > >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ieee80211.c      |  0
> > >   .../rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_ioctl_set.c      |  0
> > >   .../staging/rtl8188eu/{core => }/rtw_iol.c    |  0
>  > 
> > 
> > I think this is just source churning. The current setup with include. core.
> > hal and os_dep subdirectories are not opressive.
> > 
> > Larry
> > 
> > 
> 
> maybe the information we will need one day is:
> 
> will the core/-os_dep/-hal/-include/-directory-structure be
> welcomed in mainline wireless subsystem, when an rtl* driver
> will be perfectly tuned?
> 
> At the moment I can't see such a directory organization
> in any of the realtek wireless driver.
> 
> Sure there's time for that ;),
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> fabio
> 
> 
Dear Fabio,

Certainly a good start is removing this 'hal' layer so for now I'll
focus on that as much as I can. Perhaps the path forwards will become
clearer without it there :-) Thank you for your feedback.

Regards,
Phil