netdev - Re: [PATCH v10 0/1] wfx: get out from the staging area

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Date:   Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:42:29 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 0/1] wfx: get out from the staging area

+ stephen

Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> writes:

> On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 10:06:33AM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> writes:
>> 
>> > On Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:16:58 +0300 Kalle Valo wrote:
>> >> Sure, that would technically work. But I just think it's cleaner to use
>> >> -rc1 (or later) as the baseline for an immutable branch. If the baseline
>> >> is an arbitrary commit somewhere within merge windows commits, it's more
>> >> work for everyone to verify the branch is suitable.
>> >> 
>> >> Also in general I would also prefer to base -next trees to -rc1 or newer
>> >> to make the bisect cleaner. The less we need to test kernels from the
>> >> merge window (ie. commits after the final release and before -rc1) the
>> >> better.
>> >> 
>> >> But this is just a small wish from me, I fully understand that it might
>> >> be too much changes to your process. Wanted to point out this anyway.
>> >
>> > Forwarded!
>> 
>> Awesome, thank you Jakub!
>> 
>> Greg, I now created an immutable branch for moving wfx from
>> drivers/staging to drivers/net/wireless/silabs:
>> 
>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless-next.git
>> wfx-move-out-of-staging
>> 
>> The baseline for this branch is v5.18-rc1. If you think the branch is
>> ok, please pull it to staging-next and let me know. I can then pull the
>> branch to wireless-next and the transition should be complete. And do
>> let me know if there are any problems.
>
> Looks great to me!  I've pulled it into staging-next now.  And will not
> take any more patches to the driver (some happened before the merge but
> git handled the move just fine.)

Great, thanks Greg! I now merged the immutable branch also to
wireless-next:

79649041edc8 Merge branch 'wfx-move-out-of-staging'
4a5fb1bbcdf1 wfx: get out from the staging area

So from now on wfx patches should be submitted for wireless-next via the
linux-wireless mailing list, instructions in the wiki link below.

Stephen, I want to warn you in advance about this driver move but
hopefully everything goes smoothly.

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches