eqNByte() function is a redundant reimplementation of memcmp().
Remove eqNByte() and switch its usages to memcmp().
No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Bera Yüzlü <b9788213@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c       | 12 ------------
 .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c    | 19 ++++++++++---------
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h   |  2 --
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c
index 31b3e880ae6a..a7720f821823 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c
@@ -750,18 +750,6 @@ void SetHalODMVar(
 }
 
 
-bool eqNByte(u8 *str1, u8 *str2, u32 num)
-{
-	if (num == 0)
-		return false;
-	while (num > 0) {
-		num--;
-		if (str1[num] != str2[num])
-			return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 bool GetU1ByteIntegerFromStringInDecimal(char *Str, u8 *pInt)
 {
 	u16 i = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
index dc2da49e6738..b5ba3eba597b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <hal_data.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 u8 PHY_GetTxPowerByRateBase(struct adapter *Adapter, u8 RfPath,
 			    enum rate_section RateSection)
@@ -819,27 +820,27 @@ void PHY_SetTxPowerLimit(
 
 	powerLimit = powerLimit > MAX_POWER_INDEX ? MAX_POWER_INDEX : powerLimit;
 
-	if (eqNByte(Regulation, (u8 *)("FCC"), 3))
+	if (memcmp(Regulation, "FCC", 3) == 0)
 		regulation = 0;
-	else if (eqNByte(Regulation, (u8 *)("MKK"), 3))
+	else if (memcmp(Regulation, "MKK", 3) == 0)
 		regulation = 1;
-	else if (eqNByte(Regulation, (u8 *)("ETSI"), 4))
+	else if (memcmp(Regulation, "ETSI", 4) == 0)
 		regulation = 2;
-	else if (eqNByte(Regulation, (u8 *)("WW13"), 4))
+	else if (memcmp(Regulation, "WW13", 4) == 0)
 		regulation = 3;
 
-	if (eqNByte(RateSection, (u8 *)("CCK"), 3) && eqNByte(RfPath, (u8 *)("1T"), 2))
+	if (memcmp(RateSection, "CCK", 3) == 0 && memcmp(RfPath, "1T", 2) == 0)
 		rateSection = 0;
-	else if (eqNByte(RateSection, (u8 *)("OFDM"), 4) && eqNByte(RfPath, (u8 *)("1T"), 2))
+	else if (memcmp(RateSection, "OFDM", 4) == 0 && memcmp(RfPath, "1T", 2) == 0)
 		rateSection = 1;
-	else if (eqNByte(RateSection, (u8 *)("HT"), 2) && eqNByte(RfPath, (u8 *)("1T"), 2))
+	else if (memcmp(RateSection, "HT", 2) == 0 && memcmp(RfPath, "1T", 2) == 0)
 		rateSection = 2;
 	else
 		return;
 
-	if (eqNByte(Bandwidth, (u8 *)("20M"), 3))
+	if (memcmp(Bandwidth, "20M", 3) == 0)
 		bandwidth = 0;
-	else if (eqNByte(Bandwidth, (u8 *)("40M"), 3))
+	else if (memcmp(Bandwidth, "40M", 3) == 0)
 		bandwidth = 1;
 
 	channelIndex = phy_GetChannelIndexOfTxPowerLimit(channel);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h
index 74d6c892c401..483f0390addc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ void rtw_hal_check_rxfifo_full(struct adapter *adapter);
 u8 GetHalDefVar(struct adapter *adapter, enum hal_def_variable variable,
 		void *value);
 
-bool eqNByte(u8 *str1, u8 *str2, u32 num);
-
 bool GetU1ByteIntegerFromStringInDecimal(char *str, u8 *in);
 
 #define		HWSET_MAX_SIZE			512
-- 
2.43.0

On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:06:37PM +0300, Bera Yüzlü wrote:
> eqNByte() function is a redundant reimplementation of memcmp().
> Remove eqNByte() and switch its usages to memcmp().
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bera Yüzlü <b9788213@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c       | 12 ------------
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c    | 19 ++++++++++---------
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_com.h   |  2 --
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c
> index 31b3e880ae6a..a7720f821823 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com.c
> @@ -750,18 +750,6 @@ void SetHalODMVar(
>  }
>  
>  
> -bool eqNByte(u8 *str1, u8 *str2, u32 num)
> -{
> -	if (num == 0)
> -		return false;
> -	while (num > 0) {
> -		num--;
> -		if (str1[num] != str2[num])
> -			return false;
> -	}
> -	return true;
> -}
> -
>  bool GetU1ByteIntegerFromStringInDecimal(char *Str, u8 *pInt)
>  {
>  	u16 i = 0;
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
> index dc2da49e6738..b5ba3eba597b 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>  #include <drv_types.h>
>  #include <hal_data.h>
>  #include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/string.h>
>  
>  u8 PHY_GetTxPowerByRateBase(struct adapter *Adapter, u8 RfPath,
>  			    enum rate_section RateSection)
> @@ -819,27 +820,27 @@ void PHY_SetTxPowerLimit(
>  
>  	powerLimit = powerLimit > MAX_POWER_INDEX ? MAX_POWER_INDEX : powerLimit;
>  
> -	if (eqNByte(Regulation, (u8 *)("FCC"), 3))
> +	if (memcmp(Regulation, "FCC", 3) == 0)
>  		regulation = 0;

This should all be calls to strcmp() instead, right?  These are strings,
please treat them as such.

thanks,

greg k-h

On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:06:37PM +0300, Bera Yüzlü wrote:
> eqNByte() function is a redundant reimplementation of memcmp().
> Remove eqNByte() and switch its usages to memcmp().
> No functional change.

Can be something better like using match_string(), but that will require more
study of the code and can be done later on.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko