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

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Message-ID: <6de4333d-747f-a0f4-859d-88a8fa83369d@starfivetech.com>
Date:   Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:56:36 +0800
From:   Jack Zhu <jack.zhu@...rfivetech.com>
To:     Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        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>,
        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



On 2023/8/24 21:34, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 03:08:33PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 08:23:33PM +0800, Jack Zhu wrote:
>> > 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/.
>> 
>> Can you please say that in the changelog text for when you are adding
>> the driver so that we know this?
> 
> It's also customary to add a TODO file in the driver directory to list
> the work needed before moving the code to drivers/media/. Jack, could
> you please do so ?
> 

Yes, thank you for your reminder.

> 

-- 
Regards,

Jack Zhu