linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] fbtft: Unorphan the driver for maintenance

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Message-ID: <YfFWmmJFtEB93jUi@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:11:38 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
Cc:     Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Carlis <zhangxuezhi1@...ong.com>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] fbtft: Unorphan the driver for maintenance

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 02:47:33PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On 1/26/22 14:27, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 12:18:30PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> >> On 1/26/22 11:59, Helge Deller wrote:
> >>> On 1/26/22 11:02, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> >>>> P.S. For the record, I will personally NAK any attempts to remove that
> >>>> driver from the kernel. And this is another point why it's better not
> >>>> to be under the staging.
> >>>
> >>> I agree. Same as for me to NAK the disabling of fbcon's acceleration
> >>> features or even attempting to remove fbdev altogether (unless all
> >>> relevant drivers are ported to DRM).
> >>
> >> But that will never happen if we keep moving the goal post.
> >>
> >> At some point new fbdev drivers should not be added anymore, otherwise
> >> the number of existing drivers that need conversion will keep growing.
> > 
> > This thread is not about adding a new driver.
> 
> It was about adding a new drivers to drivers/video/ (taken from staging).

Does it mean gates are open to take any new fbdev drivers to the staging?
If not, I do not see a point here.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko