Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] staging: iio: magnetometer: Add QST QMC5883P driver

Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-04-10T05:28:18Z

On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 09:07:41PM +0000, Hardik Phalet wrote:
> Add an IIO driver for the QST QMC5883P, a 3-axis anisotropic
> magneto-resistive (AMR) magnetometer with a 16-bit ADC, communicating
> over I2C. There is no existing upstream driver for this device.

Sorry, but no new iio drivers should be added to staging. Take the time
to do it right and put it into drivers/iio/ from the beginning.
Otherwise this will just take more time and effort to get it into that
location in the end (i.e. doing it right is simpler/faster.)

thanks,

greg k-h