Convert all rtw_zvmalloc calls within the driver to use the existing
kernel vzalloc function, which has the same semantics. Also rewrite the
two places where it is mentioned in comments to say vzalloc, and remove
the redundant cast to struct adapter * in ./os_dep/usb_intf.c as vzalloc
returns void *.
The reason for the conversion is that rtw_zvmalloc is just a
preprocessor definition for _rtw_zvmalloc which itself is just an inline
wrapper around vmalloc which then zeroes the memory out. As vzalloc does
the same thing via usage of __GFP_ZERO, this code is redundant and can
subsequently be removed.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210818234853.208448-5-phil@philpotter.co.uk
Looking at the error function as a whole, the error handling is odd
compared to the rest of the kernel, which prefers to set error codes on
goto paths, rather than a global "status" variable which determines the
error code at the end of the function and function calls in the case of
error.
Rearrange the error handling of this function to bring it more inline
with how the kernel does it in most cases, which helps readability.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210812204027.338872-4-nathan@kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210813201418.4018631-1-nathan@kernel.org
Version information: 20140812_rtl8192EU_linux_v4.3.1.1_11320
2014-08-12
version 4.3.1.1_11320
Source:
ftp://files.dlink.com.au/products/DWA-131/REV_E/Drivers/DWA-131_Linux_driver_v4.3.1.1.zip
This version does not currently work on newer kernels, but it does
contain USB ID 2001:3319, which a lot of other repos in GitHub does not.