linux-kernel - Re: [External] Re: staging: Add MA USB Host driver

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Message-ID: <aba22f24-1124-2203-b9f6-4a5e9274a8a8@displaylink.com>
Date:   Wed, 22 Jan 2020 07:40:59 +0000
From:   Vladimir Stankovic <vladimir.stankovic@...playlink.com>
To:     "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        Petar Kovacevic <petar.kovacevic@...playlink.com>,
        Nikola Simic <nikola.simic@...playlink.com>,
        Stefan Lugonjic <stefan.lugonjic@...playlink.com>,
        Marko Miljkovic <marko.miljkovic@...playlink.com>
Subject: Re: [External] Re: staging: Add MA USB Host driver

Hi Greg,

Our intention was to follow Linux kernel development process and add our
driver to staging first.
Will resubmit patch with TODO added.

Regards,
Vladimir

On 22.1.20. 08:03, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 09:30:43AM +0000, Vladimir Stankovic wrote:
>> MA-USB Host driver provides USB connectivity over an available
>> network, allowing host device to access remote USB devices attached
>> to one or more MA USB devices (accessible via network).
>>
>> This driver has been developed to enable the host to communicate
>> with DislayLink products supporting MA USB protocol (MA USB device,
>> in terms of MA USB Specification).
>>
>> MA-USB protocol used by MA-USB Host driver has been implemented in
>> accordance with MA USB Specification Release 1.0b.
>>
>> This driver depends on the functions provided by DisplayLink's
>> user-space driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Stankovic <vladimir.stankovic@...playlink.com>
> 
> Why is this being submitted to staging and not to the "real" part of the
> kernel?  You need a TODO file that lists what is left to be done to the
> driver to get it merged to the proper place in the kernel tree.  Can you
> please resubmit with that file added to the patch?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
>