From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753196AbbIFX1g (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Sep 2015 19:27:36 -0400 Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:46639 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752713AbbIFX13 (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Sep 2015 19:27:29 -0400 Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 16:27:28 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Enric Balletbo i Serra Cc: devel@driverdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sjoerd.simons@collabora.co.uk, javier@dowhile0.org, span@analogixsemi.com, nathan.chung@mediatek.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: slimport: Add anx7814 driver support by analogix. Message-ID: <20150906232728.GA26448@kroah.com> References: <1441574042-18091-1-git-send-email-enric.balletbo@collabora.com> <1441574042-18091-4-git-send-email-enric.balletbo@collabora.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1441574042-18091-4-git-send-email-enric.balletbo@collabora.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Sep 06, 2015 at 11:14:02PM +0200, Enric Balletbo i Serra wrote: > The ANX7814 is an ultra-low power Full-HD (1080p60) SlimPort transmitter > designed for portable devices. > > This driver adds initial support and supports HDMI to DP pass-through mode. > > Signed-off-by: Enric Balletbo i Serra > --- > drivers/staging/Kconfig | 2 + > drivers/staging/Makefile | 1 + > drivers/staging/slimport/Kconfig | 7 + > drivers/staging/slimport/Makefile | 4 + > drivers/staging/slimport/slimport.c | 301 +++ > drivers/staging/slimport/slimport.h | 49 + > drivers/staging/slimport/slimport_tx_drv.c | 3293 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/staging/slimport/slimport_tx_drv.h | 254 +++ > drivers/staging/slimport/slimport_tx_reg.h | 786 +++++++ Why is this a staging driver? What prevents it from being merged into the "real" part of the kernel tree? All staging drivers need a TODO file, listing what needs to be done and who is in charge of it. I can't take this without that added. thanks, greg k-h