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 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EAA3C4338F for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 13:50:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 710516120C for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 13:50:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232991AbhHVNu7 (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:50:59 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:37836 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231659AbhHVNu6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:50:58 -0400 Received: from mail-ej1-x629.google.com (mail-ej1-x629.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::629]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CA65C061575 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:50:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ej1-x629.google.com with SMTP id h9so31002973ejs.4 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:50:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=UQIUFuaVnDeSqO5NxIP0mR+YO1SRXJL+8IshgCg+5aI=; b=TvnjKkmP8IaRHcpgeQ1T1hA7eRiZUfz23jqoMrjw2VX9wHqcdzxPC1V8lMu7onSv/s JN0EoUEGmpDCHPDonPwYROz2zSc7MbeGMl4HtsZpUygEF6cElVBBl65UkrxUd9N6/56V 5BFEKi9n1+lhDHNU5DMKckfCGkmzzY2vB6djZUXgBIO6ZMFkjKSw8vwCDnciruiN/3Aq nzPgH30jLWre3KPLW6DY/zZXtsla/XLp+mqieS/sji0oVQWaaWn4XwI3Y9JwIc9bxUVF KTIQvqeW+6MKe6cNUcFZom2N7k0Tot7p7OFUXxD7plUR1pXsKiFDSndRD9ycI71vWx/2 74vw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=UQIUFuaVnDeSqO5NxIP0mR+YO1SRXJL+8IshgCg+5aI=; b=eaeOHA2VhQoAnfABvZ3VuxtaMqiBMJdz1DfPDGLCGbU7iFKUFLGvDGb2rSrFLpgHJv 3y+gspbxEC5+7SCeL3vdz+G3aFwczlROoFZBFSDNDd22Cgo5mYd6w1rg5nYo38rHCqmG VcI/TptMwPo2xUdj8lfL11WAWypzjhQDyz0UrU6hqxRM+1mpcSGjooQwBtiV3pvG5nxZ +rb/agD070zAc/v34f0ppKZRlG4QNploTPwjQRY0WL8C+L2ZsjZjBSx98I6aXJCKcF4P ryIqp57mVaL7Qxk9irD7gCkPM7Ojlm+lmF+m67fTPwAy1OKMBSXqKZNOSue8EnDfvXhF 8B+w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533sutnMJjW8xnV79qx9un3NTQzh5i4FWyqA1WlUBe2Qn6NXrnFp 0UbzgrFMKOKvcjsV2/nRLVg= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyizlZ8ZfPmcwFhcRXR0KO/lufiQd0oKfblYOYqFB8aFAWm/dbIQsEWRhBFvNgWAwwW4DtsYg== X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:70b:: with SMTP id y11mr8123986ejb.274.1629640215918; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:50:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost.localdomain (host-79-22-100-164.retail.telecomitalia.it. [79.22.100.164]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n16sm7283360edv.73.2021.08.22.06.50.14 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:50:15 -0700 (PDT) From: "Fabio M. De Francesco" To: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: Larry Finger , Phillip Potter , "open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM" , open list , Michael Straube , Martin Kaiser Subject: Re: TODO list for staging/r8188eu Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 15:50:14 +0200 Message-ID: <2099975.VbY6Rib6K3@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: References: <1897566.d8lQ4HMSh1@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sunday, August 22, 2021 2:36:57 PM CEST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 09:41:20AM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote: > > Dear Larry, Philip, > > > > >From what I understand how the development process works, drivers in staging > > > > should have a to-do list in the TODO file. Please read https:// www.kernel.org/ > > doc/html/latest/process/2.Process.html?highlight=todo#staging-trees. > > > > Could you (as the maintainers of the r8188eu driver) please compile and > > provide the above mentioned list? > > Why don't you provide an initial list for people to work off of if you > feel it is needed here? > > thanks, > > greg k-h Unfortunately I'm not able to tell what is needed to do to have a driver improved so that it can be moved off staging. This work should be better addressed by someone who is much more experienced. For example, I read from other drivers TODO lists that cfg80211 and lib80211 are required but I don't know what they are. Regards, Fabio