linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 0/8] Add StarFive Camera Subsystem driver

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Message-ID: <a6f60dfc-ffbf-da4d-a81c-06caf92955d6@starfivetech.com>
Date:   Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:23:33 +0800
From:   Jack Zhu <jack.zhu@...rfivetech.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Robert Foss <rfoss@...nel.org>,
        Todor Tomov <todor.too@...il.com>,
        <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "Krzysztof Kozlowski" <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        "Laurent Pinchart" <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>,
        <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev>,
        <changhuang.liang@...rfivetech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/8] Add StarFive Camera Subsystem driver

Hi Greg,

On 2023/8/24 19:37, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 04:01:01PM +0800, Jack Zhu wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This series is the v8 series that attempts to support the Camera Subsystem
>> found on StarFive JH7110 SoC.
> 
> I don't see anything here about why this is in drivers/staging/media/
> now and not just in drivers/media/.  What is preventing this to be put
> into the correct place to start with?  What needs to be done to the code
> to get it out of drivers/staging/media/ and who is going to do that
> work?
> 

The series does not contain 3A interface. According to Laurent's suggestion,
we put the driver in the staging directory first. In the next stage, we will
continue to submit the 3A interface in the way of incremental development,
and finally expect the code to be placed in the drivers/media/.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

-- 
Regards,

Jack Zhu