linux-kernel - Re: staging: Line6 - Steps needed to get driver out of staging area

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Message-ID: <50582B75.7080608@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:06:13 +0200
From:	Johannes Thumshirn <morbidrsa@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, grabner@....tugraz.at
Subject: Re: staging: Line6 - Steps needed to get driver out of staging area

On 09/17/2012 10:22 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 07:29:03PM +0200, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
>> Hi LKML,
>>
>> I wanted to ask for the steps that are needed to get the line6
>> driver out of the staging area (apart from minor getpatch.pl fixes).
> First try asking on the proper mailing list :)
>
> Second, it needs to be submitted to the subsystem that it should be in
> (i.e. sound, right?)  It's up to those maintainers to say what's left to
> do.
>
> Are you willing to help out with this?  Right now it doesn't seem like
> anyone is using the driver, or helping to clean it up.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
Ok, then I'll ask on the sound mailing list for a todo-list.

Yes I'm willing to do the maintenance of this driver if the original
author doesn't want to take it up again.

Thanks for your answer.

Johannes
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