linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] move ARM LCD display driver to auxdisplay

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Date:	Tue, 10 May 2016 09:10:04 +0200
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	Robin van der Gracht <robin@...tonic.nl>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	"arm@...nel.org" <arm@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <maxextreme@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] move ARM LCD display driver to auxdisplay

On Mon, May 09, 2016 at 04:27:00PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Robin van der Gracht <robin@...tonic.nl> wrote:
> > On Mon, 9 May 2016 15:19:26 +0200
> > Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:06 AM, Robin van der Gracht
> >> <robin@...tonic.nl> wrote:
> >>
> >> > If you guys feel like auxdisplay is not the right subsystem for the
> >> > driver, and would like me to move it, please share.
> >>
> >> The best would be if you volunteer to maintain it and bring
> >> it forward.
> >
> > Thats fine. Would it suffice if I submit another patch adding myself
> > to the maintainers file?
> 
> That's half of it, if Miguel does not come back then his name
> should be removed as the second step.
> 
> You also need to have an idea on a path to funnel accumulated
> patches upstream to Torvalds. The recent patches to this
> subsystem were funneled by Greg, so we should ask him how
> he prefer to proceed.
> 
> Greg, what do you prefer?

I don't care :)

I can keep doing this, sending stuff to Linus through my char/misc tree,
or it can go through someone else's tree, it doesn't bother me...

thanks,

greg k-h