Re: [PATCH] Intel Restricted Access Region Handler

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:45:08 -0700
Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 04:16:02PM -0700, Othman, Ossama wrote:
> > Greg, Randy,
> > 
> > > Can you also send me a patch, that adds a TODO file to the directory of
> > > this driver, that explains what you think needs to be done in order to
> > > get this code merged into the main portion of the kernel tree, and
> > > include your email address in it so that people who wish to send
> > > patches, know who to copy on them?
> > > 
> > > See the other drivers/staging/*/TODO files for an example of what is
> > > expected here.
> > 
> > I just resubmitted a consolidated patch that includes the TODO file
> > you requested, as well as the kernel-doc related updates that Randy
> > requested.  Randy, I know that you were not in a rush to get them.  I
> > just wanted to get them out of the way.
> 
> Looks good, I'll queue it up in a few days.

Then what happens?  I guess I still don't understand the -staging process.

Does the code get re-posted for re-review?  If so, who does this?  How
do we ensure that suitably experienced/motivated reviewers and testers
take a look at this code?

Or does it just fester in -staging until we get bored of it then it
gets merged anyway?

Regarding the code itself: it appears to implement a userspace
interface via some /dev node.  But there is no description of this
interface at all in the changelog and there is no documentation
provided.  But the userspace-facing interface is the most important
part of the entire feature, because it is something we cannot ever
change.  It should be exhaustively described right up-front in the
changelog so that reviewers can easily and fully understand the
proposed API.