linux-kernel - Re: doubt about sm7xxfb

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Date:	Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:36:36 +0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: doubt about sm7xxfb

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 07:37:47PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> we have this sm7xxfb in drivers/staging now which is supporting SM710,
> SM712, SM721 and SM722. I am also working on another new hardware
> SM750, which will be ready for staging in next 1 -2 weeks.
> this SM750 is entirely different hardware and these two drivers will
> have nothing in common.

Then make a new driver!

But why would a new driver go into staging?  Anything new you create
should just go into the "correct" part of the kernel.  Don't waste your
time on staging.

thanks,

greg k-h
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