linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] staging: drivers: mfd: Add MAX77541 MFD and related device drivers

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Date:   Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:07:27 +0000
From:   Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Okan Sahin <okan.sahin@...log.com>, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev,
        Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Caleb Connolly <caleb.connolly@...aro.org>,
        Ramona Bolboaca <ramona.bolboaca@...log.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>,
        ChiYuan Huang <cy_huang@...htek.com>,
        Anand Ashok Dumbre <anand.ashok.dumbre@...inx.com>,
        William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@...aro.org>,
        Manish Narani <manish.narani@...inx.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] staging: drivers: mfd: Add MAX77541 MFD and related
 device drivers

On Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:34:10 +0200
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:20:43PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> > On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 13:09:34 +0200
> > Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:  
> > > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 12:08:39PM +0300, Okan Sahin wrote:  
> > > > This patchset adds mfd, regulator and adc driver and related bindings.The patches 
> > > > are required to be applied in sequence.    
> > > 
> > > You have an indentation / wrapping issues in the above text.
> > > 
> > > Nevertheless, why staging? What does it mean?  
> > 
> > The main reason to go via staging is because a driver is sitting out
> > of tree and it is useful to bring it in on the basis that it can then be
> > cleaned up in tree before moving out of staging.  
> 
> But files are not in staging. Me being confused.

I noticed that when I got to the patches :)
Odd indeed - I'm guessing some cut and paste gone wrong.

Jonathan

> 
> > For a relatively small driver like this, that's hard to argue.  Just
> > clean it up in response to review feedback and then we can take it
> > directly into relevant subsystems in the main tree.  
>