wlan: remove obsolete palPipes.h

palPipes.h is an unused remnant from a past generation of the wlan
driver.  Since none of the definitions in this file are actually being
used today, remove the file and all references to it.

Change-Id: I8f85d90eecbea12688dc97b4a8cfc8cdb918bf43
CRs-fixed: 470101
diff --git a/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/pal/inc/palApi.h b/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/pal/inc/palApi.h
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-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
- *
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
- * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
- * above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
- * copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
- * WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
- * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
- * PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
- * TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
- * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
- *
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
- * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
- * above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
- * copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
- * WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
- * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
- * PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
- * TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
- * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-/** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 
-    ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *  
-
-  
-    \file palApi.h
-  
-    \brief Exports and types for the Platform Abstraction Layer interfaces.
-  
-    $Id$ 
-  
-    Copyright (C) 2006 Airgo Networks, Incorporated
-    This file contains all the interfaces for thge Platform Abstration Layer
-    functions.  It is intended to be included in all modules that are using 
-    the PAL interfaces.
-  
-   ========================================================================== */
-#ifndef PALAPI_H__
-#define PALAPI_H__
-
-#include "halTypes.h"
-#include "palPipes.h"
-//#include "palErrIsr.h"
-//#include "halFrameInfo.h"
-
-/**
-    \mainpage Platform Abstraction Layer (PAL)
-    
-    \section intro Introduction
-    
-    palApi is the Platform Abstration Layer.
-    
-    This is the latest attempt to abstract the entire Platform, including the 
-    hardware, chip, OS and Bus into a generic API.  We are doing this to give 
-    the MAC the ability to call
-    generic APIs that will allow the MAC to function in an abstract manner 
-    with any Airgo chipset, on any supported OS (Windows and Linux for now)
-    across any system bus interface (PCI, PCIe, Cardbus, USB, etc.).
-    
-    \todo
-    - palReadRegister:  register read 
-        -# add an Open/Close abstraction to accomodate the PAL before the entire MAC is loaded.
-        -# Review with Linux folks to see this basic scructure works for them.
-        -# Figure out how to organize the directory structure
-    - palMemory: memory read/write
-    - include async versions of read/write register
-    - palTx: an abstraction for transmit frames that manages the Td and Tm rings
-    - palRx: an abstracion for receiving frames from a chip across any of the supported buses
-    - palInterrupt: abstract the interrupts into the HAL
-    
-    
-    \section impl_notes Implementation Notes
-    
-    \subsection subsection_codeStructure Code strucure
-
- */
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palReadRegister
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic funtion to read a register value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param regAddress - address (offset) of the register to be read from the start
-    of register space.
-    
-    \param pRegValue - pointer to the memory where the register contents are written
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palReadRegister( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 regAddress, tANI_U32 *pRegValue );
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palWriteRegister
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic funtion to write a register value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param regAddress - address (offset) of the register to be read from the start
-    of register space.
-    
-    \param pRegValue - pointer to the value being written into the register
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palWriteRegister( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 regAddress, tANI_U32 regValue );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palAsyncWriteRegister
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic async funtion to write a register value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param regAddress - address (offset) of the register to be written from the start
-    of register space.
-    
-    \param regValue - value being written into the register
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register write.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-eHalStatus palAsyncWriteRegister( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 regAddress, tANI_U32 regValue );
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palReadDeviceMemory
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic funtion to read memory from the chip
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - address (offset) of the memory from the top of the 
-    memory map (as exposed to the host) where the memory will be read from.
-    
-    \param pBuffer - pointer to a buffer where the memory will be placed in host
-    memory space after retreived from the chip.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be read.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palReadDeviceMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U8 *pBuffer, tANI_U32 numBytes );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palWriteDeviceMemory
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic funtion to write memory to the chip
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - address (offset) of the memory from the top of the on-chip 
-    memory that will be written.
-    
-    \param pBuffer - pointer to a buffer that has the source data that will be 
-    written to the chip.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be written.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palWriteDeviceMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U8 *pBuffer, tANI_U32 numBytes );  
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palAllocateMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to allocate host memory.   
-    
-    \note  Host memory that needs to be shared between the host and the 
-    device needs to be allocated with the palAllocateSharedMemory()
-    and free'd with palFreeSharedMemory() functions.
-        
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param ppMemory - pointer to a void pointer where the address of the 
-    memory allocated will be placed upon return from this function.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to allocate.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In the case of a failure, a non-successful return code will be 
-    returned and no memory will be allocated (the *ppMemory will be NULL so don't
-    try to use it unless the status returns success).
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#ifdef MEMORY_DEBUG
-#define palAllocateMemory(hHdd, ppMemory, numBytes) palAllocateMemory_debug(hHdd, ppMemory, numBytes, __FILE__, __LINE__)
-eHalStatus palAllocateMemory_debug( tHddHandle hHdd, void **ppMemory, tANI_U32 numBytes, char* fileName, tANI_U32 lineNum );
-#else
-eHalStatus palAllocateMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, void **ppMemory, tANI_U32 numBytes );
-#endif
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palFreeMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to free host memory that was allocated with 
-    palAllcoateMemory() calls.
-    
-    \note  Host memory that needs to be shared between the host and the 
-    device needs to be allocated with the palAllocateSharedMemory()
-    and free'd with palFreeSharedMemory() functions.
-        
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param pMemory - pointer to memory that will be free'd.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In the case of a failure, a non-successful return code will be 
-    returned and no memory will be allocated (the *ppMemory will be NULL so don't
-    try to use it unless the status returns success).
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palFreeMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, void *pMemory );
-
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palFillMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to fill host memory with a specified byte value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param pMemory - pointer to memory that will be filled.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be filled.
-    
-    \param fillValue - the byte to be written to fill the memory with.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In the case of a failure, a non-successful return code will be 
-    returned and no memory will be allocated (the *ppMemory will be NULL so don't
-    try to use it unless the status returns success).
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palFillMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, void *pMemory, tANI_U32 numBytes, tANI_BYTE fillValue );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palCopyMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to copy host memory from one location to another
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param pSrc - pointer to source memory location (to copy from)
-
-    \param pSrc - pointer to destination memory location (to copy to)
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be be copied.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory copy 
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palCopyMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, void *pDst, const void *pSrc, tANI_U32 numBytes );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palFillMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to fill host memory with a specified byte value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param pMemory - pointer to memory that will be filled.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be filled.
-    
-    \param fillValue - the byte to be written to fill the memory with.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In the case of a failure, a non-successful return code will be 
-    returned and no memory will be allocated (the *ppMemory will be NULL so don't
-    try to use it unless the status returns success).
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION
-eHalStatus palZeroMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, void *pMemory, tANI_U32 numBytes )
-{
-    return( palFillMemory( hHdd, pMemory, numBytes, 0 ) );
-} 
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palEqualMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to compare two pieces of memory, similar to 
-    memcmp function in standard C.
-        
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param pMemory1 - pointer to one location in memory to compare.
-
-    \param pMemory2 - pointer to second location in memory to compare.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to compare.
-    
-    \return tANI_BOOLEAN - returns a boolean value that tells if the memory
-    locations are equal or now equal. 
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-tANI_BOOLEAN palEqualMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, void *pMemory1, void *pMemory2, tANI_U32 numBytes ); 
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palFillDeviceMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to fill device memory with a specified 
-    32bit value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - offset of the memory on the device to fill.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be filled.
-    
-    \param fillValue - the byte pattern to fill into memory on the device
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail. 
-    
-    eHAL_STATUS_DEVICE_MEMORY_LENGTH_ERROR - length of the device memory is not 
-    a multiple of 4 bytes.
-    
-    eHAL_STATUS_DEVICE_MEMORY_MISALIGNED - memory address is not aligned on a 
-    4 byte boundary.
-    
-    \note return failure if the memOffset is not 32bit aligned and not a 
-    multiple of 4 bytes (the device does not support anything else).
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palFillDeviceMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U32 numBytes, tANI_BYTE fillValue );
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palZeroDeviceMemory
-
-    \brief OS agnostic funtion to fill device memory with a specified byte value
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - offset of the memory on the device to fill.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be filled.
-    
-    \param fillValue - the 32bit pattern to fill the memory with.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the register read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail. 
-    
-    eHAL_STATUS_DEVICE_MEMORY_LENGTH_ERROR - length of the device memory is not 
-    a multiple of 4 bytes.
-    
-    eHAL_STATUS_DEVICE_MEMORY_MISALIGNED - memory address is not aligned on a 
-    4 byte boundary.
-    
-    \note return failure if the memOffset is not 32bit aligned and not a 
-    multiple of 4 bytes (the device does not support anything else).
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION
-eHalStatus palZeroDeviceMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U32 numBytes )
-{
-    return( palFillDeviceMemory( hHdd, memOffset, numBytes, 0 ) );
-} 
-
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    Allocate a packet for sending through the Tx APIs.
-
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param frmType - Frame type
-    
-    \param size
-
-    \param data -
-
-    \param ppPacket  - 
-
-    \return eHalStatus -     
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palPktAlloc(tHddHandle hHdd, eFrameType frmType, tANI_U16 size, void **data, void **ppPacket) ;
-
-
-// This should return Ssome sort of status.....
-void palPktFree( tHddHandle hHdd, eFrameType frmType, void* buf, void *pPacket);
-
-
-
-//PAL lock functions
-//pHandle -- pointer to a caller allocated tPalSpinLockHandle object
-eHalStatus palSpinLockAlloc( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSpinLockHandle *pHandle );
-//hSpinLock -- a handle returned by palSpinLockAlloc
-eHalStatus palSpinLockFree( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSpinLockHandle hSpinLock );
-//hSpinLock -- a handle returned by palSpinLockAlloc
-eHalStatus palSpinLockTake( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSpinLockHandle hSpinLock );
-//hSpinLock -- a handle returned by palSpinLockAlloc
-eHalStatus palSpinLockGive( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSpinLockHandle hSpinLock );
-//PAL lock functions end
-
-
-//This function send a message to MAC, 
-//pMsgBuf is a buffer allocated by caller. The actual structure varies base on message type
-//The beginning of the buffer can always map to tSirMbMsg
-//This function must take care of padding if it is required for the OS
-eHalStatus palSendMBMessage(tHddHandle hHdd, void *pBuf);
-
-extern void palGetUnicastStats(tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 *tx, tANI_U32 *rx);
-
-
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    this function is to return a tick count (one tick = ~10ms). It is used to calculate
-    time difference.
-
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \return tick count. 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-tANI_U32 palGetTickCount(tHddHandle hHdd);
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palReadRegMemory
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic function to read memory from the PHY register space as memory
-    i.e. to read more than 4 bytes from the contiguous register space
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - address (offset) of the memory from the top of the 
-    memory map (as exposed to the host) where the memory will be read from.
-    
-    \param pBuffer - pointer to a buffer where the memory will be placed in host
-    memory space after retreived from the chip.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be read.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palReadRegMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U8 *pBuffer, tANI_U32 numBytes );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palAsyncWriteRegMemory
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic function to write memory to the PHY register space as memory
-    i.e. to write more than 4 bytes from the contiguous register space. In USB interface, this
-    API does the write asynchronously.
-
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - address (offset) of the memory from the top of the on-chip 
-    memory that will be written.
-    
-    \param pBuffer - pointer to a buffer that has the source data that will be 
-    written to the chip.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be written.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palAsyncWriteRegMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U8 *pBuffer, tANI_U32 numBytes );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palWriteRegMemory
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic function to write memory to the PHY register space as memory
-    i.e. to write more than 4 bytes from the contiguous register space. The difference from the
-    above routine is, in USB interface, this routine performs the write synchronously where as 
-    the above routine performs it asynchronously.
-
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param memOffset - address (offset) of the memory from the top of the on-chip 
-    memory that will be written.
-    
-    \param pBuffer - pointer to a buffer that has the source data that will be 
-    written to the chip.
-    
-    \param numBytes - the number of bytes to be written.
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palWriteRegMemory( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 memOffset, tANI_U8 *pBuffer, tANI_U32 numBytes );
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palWaitRegVal
-
-    \brief is a blocking function which reads the register and waits for the given number of iterations 
-    until the read value matches the waitRegVal. The delay between is perIterWaitInNanoSec(in nanoseconds)
-    
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param reg - address of the register to be read
-    
-    \param mask - mask to be applied for the read value
-    
-    \param waitRegVal - expected value from the register after applying the mask.
-
-    \param perIterWaitInNanoSec - delay between the two iterations in nanoseconds
-
-    \param numIter - max number of reads before the timeout
-
-    \param pReadRegVal - the value read from the register
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palWaitRegVal( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 reg, tANI_U32 mask, 
-                             tANI_U32 waitRegVal, tANI_U32 perIterWaitInNanoSec, 
-                             tANI_U32 numIter, tANI_U32 *pReadRegVal );
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn palReadModifyWriteReg
-
-    \brief chip and bus agnostic function to read a PHY register apply the given masks(AND and OR masks)
-    and writes back the new value to the register
-
-    \param hHdd - HDD context handle
-    
-    \param reg - address of the register to be modified.
-    
-    \param andMask - The value read will be ANDed with this mask
-
-    \parma orMask - The value after applying the andMask will be ORed with this value
-    
-    \return eHalStatus - status of the memory read.  Note that this function 
-    can fail.  In particular, when the card is removed, this function will return 
-    a failure.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-eHalStatus palReadModifyWriteReg( tHddHandle hHdd, tANI_U32 reg, tANI_U32 andMask, tANI_U32 orMask );
-
-//PAL semaphore functions
-eHalStatus palSemaphoreAlloc( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSemaphoreHandle *pHandle, tANI_S32 count );
-eHalStatus palSemaphoreFree( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSemaphoreHandle hSemaphore );
-eHalStatus palSemaphoreTake( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSemaphoreHandle hSemaphore );
-eHalStatus palSemaphoreGive( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSemaphoreHandle hSemaphore );
-eHalStatus palMutexAlloc( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSemaphoreHandle *pHandle) ;
-eHalStatus palMutexAllocLocked( tHddHandle hHdd, tPalSemaphoreHandle *pHandle) ;
-
-//PAL irq/softirq
-eAniBoolean pal_in_interrupt(void) ;
-void pal_local_bh_disable(void) ;
-void pal_local_bh_enable(void) ;
-
-//PAL byte swap
-tANI_U32 pal_be32_to_cpu(tANI_U32 x) ;
-tANI_U32 pal_cpu_to_be32(tANI_U32 x) ;
-tANI_U16 pal_be16_to_cpu(tANI_U16 x) ;
-tANI_U16 pal_cpu_to_be16(tANI_U16 x) ;
-
-
-#if defined( ANI_LITTLE_BYTE_ENDIAN )
-
-// Need to eliminate these and use the ani_cpu_to_le, etc. macros....
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION unsigned long i_htonl( unsigned long ul ) 
-{
-  return( ( ( ul & 0x000000ff ) << 24 ) |
-          ( ( ul & 0x0000ff00 ) <<  8 ) |
-          ( ( ul & 0x00ff0000 ) >>  8 ) |
-          ( ( ul & 0xff000000 ) >> 24 )   );
-}
-
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION unsigned short i_htons( unsigned short us )
-{
-  return( ( ( us >> 8 ) & 0x00ff ) + ( ( us << 8 ) & 0xff00 ) );
-}
-
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION unsigned short i_ntohs( unsigned short us )
-{
-  return( i_htons( us ) );
-}
-
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION unsigned long i_ntohl( unsigned long ul )
-{
-  return( i_htonl( ul ) );
-}
-
-#endif //#if defined( ANI_LITTLE_BYTE_ENDIAN )
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn pal_set_U32
-
-    \brief Assign 32-bit unsigned value to a byte array base on CPU's endianness.
-
-    \note Caller must validate the byte array has enough space to hold the vlaue
-        
-    \param ptr - Starting address of a byte array
-    
-    \param value - The value to assign to the byte array
-    
-    \return - The address to the byte after the assignment. This may or may not 
-    be valid. Caller to verify.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION tANI_U8 * pal_set_U32(tANI_U8 *ptr, tANI_U32 value)
-{
-#if defined( ANI_BIG_BYTE_ENDIAN )
-     *(ptr) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 24 );
-     *(ptr + 1) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 16 );
-     *(ptr + 2) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 8 );
-     *(ptr + 3) = ( tANI_U8 )( value );
-#else
-    *(ptr + 3) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 24 );
-    *(ptr + 2) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 16 );
-    *(ptr + 1) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 8 );
-    *(ptr) = ( tANI_U8 )( value );
-#endif
-
-    return (ptr + 4);
-}
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn pal_set_U16
-
-    \brief Assign 16-bit unsigned value to a byte array base on CPU's endianness.
-
-    \note Caller must validate the byte array has enough space to hold the vlaue
-        
-    \param ptr - Starting address of a byte array
-    
-    \param value - The value to assign to the byte array
-    
-    \return - The address to the byte after the assignment. This may or may not 
-    be valid. Caller to verify.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION tANI_U8 * pal_set_U16(tANI_U8 *ptr, tANI_U16 value)
-{
-#if defined( ANI_BIG_BYTE_ENDIAN )
-     *(ptr) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 8 );
-     *(ptr + 1) = ( tANI_U8 )( value );
-#else
-    *(ptr + 1) = ( tANI_U8 )( value >> 8 );
-    *(ptr) = ( tANI_U8 )( value );
-#endif
-
-    return (ptr + 2);
-}
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn pal_get_U16
-
-    \brief Retrieve a 16-bit unsigned value from a byte array base on CPU's endianness.
-
-    \note Caller must validate the byte array has enough space to hold the vlaue
-        
-    \param ptr - Starting address of a byte array
-    
-    \param pValue - Pointer to a caller allocated buffer for 16 bit value. Value is to assign 
-    to this location.
-    
-    \return - The address to the byte after the assignment. This may or may not 
-    be valid. Caller to verify.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION tANI_U8 * pal_get_U16(tANI_U8 *ptr, tANI_U16 *pValue)
-{
-#if defined( ANI_BIG_BYTE_ENDIAN )
-    *pValue = (((tANI_U16) (*ptr << 8)) |
-            ((tANI_U16) (*(ptr+1))));
-#else
-    *pValue = (((tANI_U16) (*(ptr+1) << 8)) |
-            ((tANI_U16) (*ptr)));
-#endif
-
-    return (ptr + 2);
-}
-
-
-/** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    \fn pal_get_U32
-
-    \brief Retrieve a 32-bit unsigned value from a byte array base on CPU's endianness.
-
-    \note Caller must validate the byte array has enough space to hold the vlaue
-        
-    \param ptr - Starting address of a byte array
-    
-    \param pValue - Pointer to a caller allocated buffer for 32 bit value. Value is to assign 
-    to this location.
-    
-    \return - The address to the byte after the assignment. This may or may not 
-    be valid. Caller to verify.
-    
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ANI_INLINE_FUNCTION tANI_U8 * pal_get_U32(tANI_U8 *ptr, tANI_U32 *pValue)
-{
-#if defined( ANI_BIG_BYTE_ENDIAN )
-    *pValue = ( (tANI_U32)(*(ptr) << 24) |
-             (tANI_U32)(*(ptr+1) << 16) |
-             (tANI_U32)(*(ptr+2) << 8) |
-             (tANI_U32)(*(ptr+3)) );
-#else
-    *pValue = ( (tANI_U32)(*(ptr+3) << 24) |
-             (tANI_U32)(*(ptr+2) << 16) |
-             (tANI_U32)(*(ptr+1) << 8) |
-             (tANI_U32)(*(ptr)) );
-#endif
-
-    return (ptr + 4);
-}
-
-
-#endif
diff --git a/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/pal/src/palApiComm.c b/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/pal/src/palApiComm.c
index 9b4cf71..0dfce9b 100644
--- a/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/pal/src/palApiComm.c
+++ b/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/pal/src/palApiComm.c
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@
 #include <sirParams.h>  // needed for tSirMbMsg
 #include "wlan_qct_wda.h"
 
-
-// its not worth the time trying to get all the includes in place to get to
-// halMmhForwardMBmsg.  if I inlude halMnt.h, I get all kids of compile errros
-// for things missing from palPipes.h (asicDxe.h is looking for these).  palPipes
-// is used only in Gen4 DVT code so why we would have it or need it is puzzling.
-//#include <halMnt.h>
-
-
-
 #ifdef MEMORY_DEBUG
 eHalStatus palAllocateMemory_debug( tHddHandle hHdd, void **ppMemory, tANI_U32 numBytes, char* fileName, tANI_U32 lineNum )
 {