linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] misc: bcm-vk: add kconfig for supporting viper chip

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Message-ID: <YhUZqYrvNy05h86j@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:13:13 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Desmond Yan (APD)" <desmond.yan@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] misc: bcm-vk: add kconfig for supporting viper
 chip

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On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 07:41:04AM -0800, Desmond Yan (APD) wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> This is to allow the customer to use their own driver, by default,
> which is their preferred option.

We do not care about out-of-tree code, and do not add Kconfig options
just for that, sorry.

Why not just add the out-of-tree driver here to the in-kernel code?
What is preventing that from happening today?

thanks,

greg k-h