linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: visorbus: move driver out of staging

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Date:   Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:11:16 +0000
From:   "Kershner, David A" <David.Kershner@...sys.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:     "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "jes.sorensen@...il.com" <jes.sorensen@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org" 
        <driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        *S-Par-Maintainer <SParMaintainer@...sys.com>,
        "erik.arfvidson@...il.com" <erik.arfvidson@...il.com>,
        "wadgaonkarsam@...il.com" <wadgaonkarsam@...il.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: visorbus: move driver out of staging

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoph Hellwig [mailto:hch@...radead.org]
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 2:18 PM
> To: Kershner, David A <David.Kershner@...sys.com>
> Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; jes.sorensen@...il.com; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org; *S-Par-
> Maintainer <SParMaintainer@...sys.com>; erik.arfvidson@...il.com;
> wadgaonkarsam@...il.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: visorbus: move driver out of staging
> 
> Please don' tcreate new subdirectories under include/linux
> if you don't have to.
> 

Thanks for the feedback, the s-Par drivers have 3 include files in the
 include directory in drivers/staging/unisys/include. The patch currently
 moves 2 of them, and the third will be moved when the other drivers
 get out of staging. When I did the move, I thought one directory with
 three files would be cleaner than just adding three files to include. I
 will change that.

> Also who outside of unisys has reviewed this whole code?
> 

The driver has been in staging for 4 years with significant rework during
that period of time. Throughout that time, we have had input from several
different engineers, including Dan Carpenter, Jes Sorenson, and Greg KH.
In October, I requested a formal review from the community and after the
review had completed, Greg gave us the okay to move them out of staging.

> Instead of a move please send an actual patchset to add the new files
> so people can review it just like any other code.

Okay, I'll redo the patchset to show the explicit add of the files to
 the drivers directory.

Thanks,
David Kershner

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