Message ID | 20221207090906.5896-1-okan.sahin@analog.com (mailing list archive) |
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Headers | show |
Series | staging: drivers: mfd: Add MAX77541 MFD and related device drivers | expand |
On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 12:08:39PM +0300, Okan Sahin wrote: > This patchset adds mfd, regulator and adc driver and related bindings.The patches > are required to be applied in sequence. You have an indentation / wrapping issues in the above text. Nevertheless, why staging? What does it mean?
On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 13:09:34 +0200 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 12:08:39PM +0300, Okan Sahin wrote: > > This patchset adds mfd, regulator and adc driver and related bindings.The patches > > are required to be applied in sequence. > > You have an indentation / wrapping issues in the above text. > > Nevertheless, why staging? What does it mean? > The main reason to go via staging is because a driver is sitting out of tree and it is useful to bring it in on the basis that it can then be cleaned up in tree before moving out of staging. For a relatively small driver like this, that's hard to argue. Just clean it up in response to review feedback and then we can take it directly into relevant subsystems in the main tree. Jonathan
On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:20:43PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote: > On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 13:09:34 +0200 > Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 12:08:39PM +0300, Okan Sahin wrote: > > > This patchset adds mfd, regulator and adc driver and related bindings.The patches > > > are required to be applied in sequence. > > > > You have an indentation / wrapping issues in the above text. > > > > Nevertheless, why staging? What does it mean? > > The main reason to go via staging is because a driver is sitting out > of tree and it is useful to bring it in on the basis that it can then be > cleaned up in tree before moving out of staging. But files are not in staging. Me being confused. > For a relatively small driver like this, that's hard to argue. Just > clean it up in response to review feedback and then we can take it > directly into relevant subsystems in the main tree.
On Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:34:10 +0200 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:20:43PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote: > > On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 13:09:34 +0200 > > Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 12:08:39PM +0300, Okan Sahin wrote: > > > > This patchset adds mfd, regulator and adc driver and related bindings.The patches > > > > are required to be applied in sequence. > > > > > > You have an indentation / wrapping issues in the above text. > > > > > > Nevertheless, why staging? What does it mean? > > > > The main reason to go via staging is because a driver is sitting out > > of tree and it is useful to bring it in on the basis that it can then be > > cleaned up in tree before moving out of staging. > > But files are not in staging. Me being confused. I noticed that when I got to the patches :) Odd indeed - I'm guessing some cut and paste gone wrong. Jonathan > > > For a relatively small driver like this, that's hard to argue. Just > > clean it up in response to review feedback and then we can take it > > directly into relevant subsystems in the main tree. >