From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from shelob.surriel.com (shelob.surriel.com [96.67.55.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AE363C6FA8B for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:31:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1obGfZ-0001XO-1v; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:30:49 -0400 Received: from wout3-smtp.messagingengine.com ([64.147.123.19]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1obGfW-0001W9-2F for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:30:47 -0400 Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.nyi.internal [10.202.2.46]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BF3C3200B80; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:30:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend1 ([10.202.2.162]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:30:43 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kroah.com; h=cc :cc:content-type:date:date:from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:reply-to:sender:subject :subject:to:to; s=fm2; t=1663831842; x=1663918242; bh=wOa6r087gp djG+3OX5r/AFiU2CuDOOEsW86IO6nraU4=; b=T+lA0zuZk48beNAG0FqGyTzO2I peuny0qgSfsDIWTbYKv+XkHPuqPMAjrU+qR105nF1BaQ2UDdm3ZpZGqMuylzDAga UpNPCOTC7RT3Om9XIkPIoNfQpWDAbKJf0zVat9UT1SH0aCk018EUC6bdKnUzrlpw EexncheXiAy1ufd5QxFfldVqM4PF3lEpEnH4m+8AJVPJWL4GcZeamQRH6DsOIPRF M58KY027gUNkLJj996qjinR7XL+frD+QUOgEdILqnzPynn+6Q1xCZVnYtmNdPpcX o1HdFUx4bRa9/JPnuqgrvWexo3li8qc642K29OnU5xfOtCFJSeFyElZZXZwg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:cc:content-type:date:date:feedback-id :feedback-id:from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to:message-id :mime-version:references:reply-to:sender:subject:subject:to:to :x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s= fm2; t=1663831842; x=1663918242; bh=wOa6r087gpdjG+3OX5r/AFiU2CuD OOEsW86IO6nraU4=; b=LyKeHKBhUkD0FOwvoTa2dTbJulcicHYAsSTwrwhjfFUO WDVwSBO0hzeXaMyplrC5cL2AhjGsNhmzpMkUTByImZVEIUJgCsW93KiGQINQdI5+ gSi+zS+4KiT7mvGQ+FoSYSgrN3H/yRz6vKv1gVU9bXKkwwXE+deUJf3fZkcO8I8d F3aHJXggPjCaw0e8GTxx7LB5muWa5znVFeLDUB80MvOKsLAGQt9OJ2T8gcbY/2/U HWV6cxiMKUKicuTRWk9xccVJh3WPfNn5piANazvbM4p31L/kRi5k7wIVMz00w5JP ts5FBlrrf9/Ejllhu/6Jt0NjsEbu0cVxY6lnh/UVgw== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Received: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvfedrfeefvddguddvudcutefuodetggdotefrod ftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpqfgfvfdpuffrtefokffrpgfnqfgh necuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvfevuffkfhggtggujgesth dtredttddtvdenucfhrhhomhepifhrvghgucfmjfcuoehgrhgvgheskhhrohgrhhdrtgho mheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepheegvdevvdeljeeugfdtudduhfekledtiefhveejke ejuefhtdeufefhgfehkeetnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehm rghilhhfrhhomhepghhrvghgsehkrhhorghhrdgtohhm X-ME-Proxy: Feedback-ID: i787e41f1:Fastmail Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:30:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:31:11 +0200 From: Greg KH To: jim.cromie@gmail.com Subject: Re: Where do I put my new driver? Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Cc: me@alecmatthews.dev, kernelnewbies X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 04:26:29PM -0600, jim.cromie@gmail.com wrote: > the path of least resistance might be to just put it in staging. drivers/staging/ is not a dumping ground for drivers under active development. Just take the time and get it merged properly in the first place, it's always faster and simpler that way. thanks, greg k-h _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies