linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] media: imx: Unstage the imx8mq-mipi-csi2 driver

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2023 09:42:18 +0200
From:   Martin Kepplinger <martin.kepplinger@...i.sm>
To:     Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
Cc:     mchehab@...nel.org, shawnguo@...nel.org, festevam@...il.com,
        slongerbeam@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl, rmfrfs@...il.com, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        linux-imx@....com, kernel@...i.sm, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] media: imx: Unstage the imx8mq-mipi-csi2 driver

Am Dienstag, dem 25.04.2023 um 12:43 +0300 schrieb Laurent Pinchart:
> Hi Martin,
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 11:08:04AM +0200, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> > The imx8mq-mipi-csi2 MIPI CSI-2 receiver driver is used and
> > maintained.
> > There is no reason to keep it in staging. The accompanying CSI
> > bridge
> > driver that uses it is in drivers/media/platform/nxp as well.
> > 
> > One TODO is to get rid of csi_state's "state" and "lock" variables.
> > Especially make sure suspend/resume is working without them. That
> > can
> > very well be worked on from the new location.
> > 
> > Also add a MAINTAINERS section for the imx8mq-mipi-csi2 mipi
> > receiver
> > driver.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martin.kepplinger@...i.sm>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>

Thanks for reviewing Laurent,

Are there any second thoughts to this? If not: It still applies to
todays' next kernel. Who would be able to queue this up?

(This enables Debian and other distributions to use cameras on imx8mq.)

thanks,

                       martin