linux-kernel - Re: patches for staging:media drivers

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Message-ID: <Y2lU/78ZFoVElIp4@qemulion>
Date:   Tue, 8 Nov 2022 00:27:03 +0530
From:   Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
To:     Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: patches for staging:media drivers

On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 06:29:30PM +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 06/11/2022 11:52, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > Greetings to all.
> > My name is Deepak R Varma and I was part of the recent Outreachy internship
> > round. I learned during this program that patches for the media drivers were
> > prohibited to be included in the Outreachy effort due to lack of bandwidth for
> > the maintainers to respond on those.
> >
> > The Outreachy round is now over but I am continuing to work on code improvement
> > and changes. I would like to know if it is okay for me to now identify
> > opportunities in the media drivers and send patch proposal for your kind
> > consideration. I intend to send couple of Coccinelle identified code
> > improvements as patches.
> >
> > Please let me know.
>
> I won't say no but since the media maintainers will need to apply them,
> the problem is the same.

Hello Neil,
Thank you for responding. I will send in the patches. I am sure they will be
reviewed at an appropriate time and responded accordingly.

Have a good day!
./drv

>
> Neil
>
> >
> > Thank you,
> > ./drv
> >
> >
>
>