linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 9/9] staging: iio: tsl2x7x/tsl2772: move out of staging

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Date:   Sat, 12 May 2018 08:36:30 -0400
From:   Brian Masney <masneyb@...tation.org>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        lars@...afoo.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pmeerw@...erw.net, knaack.h@....de,
        drew.paterson@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 9/9] staging: iio: tsl2x7x/tsl2772: move out of staging

On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 12:44:37PM +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Thu, 10 May 2018 20:32:06 -0400
> Brian Masney <masneyb@...tation.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 08:12:23PM -0400, Brian Masney wrote:
> > > Move the tsl2772 driver out of staging and into mainline.  
> > 
> > Hey Jonathan,
> > 
> > Here is the .c and .h file to make your review easier. Thanks for all
> > your feedback on all of these changes to this driver plus the other 3
> > that I've already moved out of staging. I've learned a lot going through
> > this process.
> 
> I have the great pleasure to say APPLIED! 
> Congratulations Brian.  This has been the longest and most complex driver
> cleanup I think we have ever had.
> 
> 64? patches 
> 
> 930 (+ 366) insertions, 710(+ 368) deletions (brackets for the driver rename
> which only sort of counts.
> 
> + this is the 4th driver as you say.
> 
> Particularly pleasing is that we no longer have any light sensors in iio staging.
> 
> So what's next?

Great! Thank you!

I have two things that I'm planning to do next:

1) See if the tsl2583 driver can be cleanly folded into tsl2772.

2) I have a Google Nexus 5 phone and I'm going to work towards being
   able to run an upstream kernel on the device. There has already been
   some work on this so looking to join forces:
   https://github.com/flto/linux/wiki/hammerhead-upstream

Brian