linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: esp8089: add new driver

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Message-ID: <20160621151714.GA25462@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:17:14 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@...c.xyz>
Cc:	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: esp8089: add new driver

On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 07:35:24AM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
> The driver is only a working port of a badly written driver extracted from an old and vendor-specified kernel source.
> I cannot promise the code style (although I did indent -kr -i8).
> I cannot also promise the effect.

I don't understand this at all, sorry.

Why should we accept this driver?  Who is going to maintain it?  What
needs to be done to it?

And why are you top-posting?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h