linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/11] Input: synaptics-rmi4: various fixes for the existing rmi4 branch

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Date:	Sat, 31 Oct 2015 21:41:10 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...il.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>,
	Christopher Heiny <cheiny@...aptics.com>,
	Stephen Chandler Paul <cpaul@...hat.com>,
	Linux Input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/11] Input: synaptics-rmi4: various fixes for the
 existing rmi4 branch

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Benjamin Tissoires
<benjamin.tissoires@...il.com> wrote:

> Dmitry, the Sony guys are currently working on upstreaming their work.
> Their Xperia are using a Synaptics I2C touchscreen. They are able to
> boot with an upstream kernel a lot of parts now, and they will
> eventually need the upstream touch controller.

I have a Synaptics touchscreen thing since 2010 waiting in
drivers/staging/ste_rmi4.

Is there *anything* I can do to help further this?

It just seems like a massive body of code that doesn't get the
right love, Benjamin have you considered just merging this into
drivers/staging so it is simple for everyone to participate, or are there
infrastructural blockers?

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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