linux-kernel - Re: New staging driver for Realtek RTL8192 USB device

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Message-ID: <20100830224528.GA2775@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:45:28 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: New staging driver for Realtek RTL8192 USB device

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 10:20:25PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> Realtek has finally given me permission to submit the driver named r8712u for
> the RTL8192 USB device.

Yeah!!!!

> My first question is how do you want to get the info. I have it in a git tree at
> kernel.org if you want to pull from there, otherwise, I can generate a single
> massive patch, or a set of smaller patches. Please advise me.

I can pull from a git tree for staging-next just fine, just point me at
it and I can do the rest.

> A second question will be how to handle the driver for this device that is now
> in drivers/staging/rtl8192su/. My suggestion would be to remove it, but I'll
> leave that to you.

I will be glad to delete it after I pull your driver in, sound good?

thanks,

greg k-h
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