linux-kernel - Re: [patch 00/04] RFC: Staging tree (drivers/staging)

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Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:04:32 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Leon Woestenberg <leon.woestenberg@...il.com>
Cc:	Parag Warudkar <parag.lkml@...il.com>,
	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de>,
	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 00/04] RFC: Staging tree (drivers/staging)

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:00:17PM +0200, Leon Woestenberg wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 04:11:49PM -0400, Parag Warudkar wrote:
> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Stefan Richter
> >> <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> >
> > If you really don't like it, just never enable any of these modules,
> > you'll never be bothered by it.
> >
> I would like new drivers for new devices to live into the wild.
> 
> Seriously, I think it's a good think to have new drivers lift along
> with the kernel source distribution to get *much* wider attention,
> testing, hacking and feedback.
> 
> I propose GREG_GOES_WILD and I will happily commit my
> driver-in-progress to the kernel staging areas instead of to some
> two-people-know-about-it-location.

Great, send them on over, I am already starting to queue them up (have 3
network drivers and one USB drivers in the tree, with more to come.)

thanks,

greg k-h
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