linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] serial: TTY: new ldisc for TI BT/FM/GPS chips

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Message-ID: <20100324024830.GA4642@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:48:30 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Cc:	pavan_savoy@...com, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pavan_savoy@...oo.co.in
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] serial: TTY: new ldisc for TI BT/FM/GPS chips

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 07:24:50PM -0700, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> > +#define N_TI_WL	20	/* for TI's WL connectivity chips */
> >  
> >  /*
> >   * This character is the same as _POSIX_VDISABLE: it cannot be used as
> 
> why is this even targeting staging. I prefer if we have proper review
> cycles and get this reviewed this way. This looks like more a shortcut
> to get things into the kernel than actually spending the effort to clean
> things up.
> 
> If this would be just a driver, I wouldn't care, but it tries to assign
> official numbers for a line discipline and clearly collides with other
> peoples work that are going the proper upstream review cycles.
> 
> Greg, I would like to see the rule that if it touches files outside of
> drivers/staging/ then it is not eligible for staging.

That is a rule already :)

See my complaint about this a few minutes ago.

thanks,

greg k-h
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