From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 814013E5574; Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:11:54 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1773846714; cv=none; b=kfbsYO6OrmEop5q0qjIdti6cwhWrCHseuJ36a6UflP//D9j7rEw524keCVPe5bMwiOxZ725COvCYlWSrpjsFmJdtELcS7Lrf+48DPDLOd1PJyAdvJ3Ab1FnG0B/32b4yeSdzNfWNi2OWVnoQidbGRP67ns+baXMXVo6reUuF9vs= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1773846714; c=relaxed/simple; bh=vMV2f8rN8rE2OWXVFxaL/aoliqsL2kZZqoM3N1R9FmM=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=OQwBVs2uQb5q6OJiRfyOvvom8ILZwqxwafMyUso4h/T5bR1VAZFUT6+hwCPLOxssnBkKHjDjNrkc0klXxXjy33h+N7+qsGqNXKvM9Qj0W1pBRLb6u0EIl9blPq3z3MJMiORUeQR1kAZn9pbpxx80u7e3uwUQNQ3DSU0cpBjzu+8= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=hlX+OOmw; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="hlX+OOmw" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6C1E7C2BCAF; Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:11:53 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1773846713; bh=vMV2f8rN8rE2OWXVFxaL/aoliqsL2kZZqoM3N1R9FmM=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=hlX+OOmw81oRyKgDKZ7m+5t/DYTkxRVrkfyXLmkXcish4a3PBNqBJVZCbjlZTsIDV tDcxinBP85GG4xGmG9VFzvhX4fgVLe26MHuSRB2qzQ7vQfWOfqVtSS3PhFQBTDVX3z 8Kou/Uc/CgC7koK7IBWPUcnxaMF3HuKlwwJ+WpsI= Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:11:50 +0100 From: Greg KH To: Aadarsh 7001 Cc: Luka Gejak , linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, straube.linux@gmail.com, dan.carpenter@linaro.org, ethantidmore06@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fixed the trailing whitespaces/commented code Message-ID: <2026031814-unskilled-scrambler-3372@gregkh> References: <20260318021005.6346-1-aadarshmandal9354@gmail.com> <2A37C741-68A1-47E2-AB3D-833593B5C392@linux.dev> <2026031841-turban-sludge-c8c8@gregkh> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 08:36:21PM +0530, Aadarsh 7001 wrote: > On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM Greg KH wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 07:59:28AM +0100, Luka Gejak wrote: > > > Hi Aadarsh, > > > > > > Thanks for submitting this patch, and good luck with your GSoC > > application! > > > > Wait, what? Is GSoC doing staging patches for "entrance" into the > > program? If so, SOMEONE needs to tell me this, otherwise I will have to > > treat all of these as an abuse of the community review process and just > > flat out reject all staging patches until the GSoC application process > > is over. > > > This isn't ok, you all know better than to do this. > > > > Who is in charge of the kernel GSoC project this year? > > > > greg k-h > > Sorry for the confusion, that wasn't my intention to abuse the community > > review process. This is my effort to learn and contribute to the kernel. > > I'll be extra care ful on this. Thank you for clarification. If you are applying for GSoC, this is not your fault. I want to know who the mentors that asked you to send this patch, where is that documented? thanks, greg k-h