From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753926Ab2JHXzM (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Oct 2012 19:55:12 -0400 Received: from mail-pb0-f46.google.com ([209.85.160.46]:54352 "EHLO mail-pb0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751235Ab2JHXzH (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Oct 2012 19:55:07 -0400 Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 16:55:03 -0700 From: Greg KH To: "Maxin B. John" Cc: devel@linuxdriverproject.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Support for OWI/Maplin USB Robotic Arm Message-ID: <20121008235503.GD8157@kroah.com> References: <20121008212943.GA3986@linux-3ix0.site> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20121008212943.GA3986@linux-3ix0.site> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 05:29:43PM -0400, Maxin B. John wrote: > Hi Greg, > > This driver helps us to control the OWI/Maplin USB Robotic Arm device. > > I have tested this driver in my x86 Laptop and it works as expected > (Some clean-ups and modifications are in the pipeline, though). > > After review process and the life in staging,I hope this driver will > find it's place in "drivers/usb/misc/" :) > > The userspace utility program is available from the below URL: > https://github.com/maxinbjohn/robotic_arm_driver > > OWI/Maplin USB Robotic arm is available from: > http://www.maplin.co.uk/robotic-arm-kit-with-usb-pc-interface-266257 > http://www.owirobots.com/cart/html/owi-535pc-robotic-arm-kit-with-usb-pc-interface-assembled.html > > Please let me know your comments. Very nice, but are there any real requirement to have this be a kernel driver, and not just be driven from userspace through libusb/usbfs instead? thanks, greg k-h