netdev - Re: [PATCH] wifi: rsi: Mark driver as orphan

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Message-ID: <166910870966.6391.12194362025928207561.kvalo@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:18:31 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
        Amitkumar Karwar <amit.karwar@...pinesignals.com>,
        Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Angus Ainslie <angus@...ea.ca>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        Martin Fuzzey <martin.fuzzey@...wbird.group>,
        Martin Kepplinger <martink@...teo.de>,
        Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@...il.com>,
        Sebastian Krzyszkowiak <sebastian.krzyszkowiak@...i.sm>,
        Siva Rebbagondla <siva8118@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: rsi: Mark driver as orphan

Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de> wrote:

> Neither Redpine Signals nor Silicon Labs seem to care about proper
> maintenance of this driver, nor is there any help, documentation or
> feedback on patches. The driver suffers from various problems and
> subtle bugs. Mark it as orphaned.

This is really unfortunate but I don't see any other option. I hope that in
the future the companies would change their minds and start contributing to
upstream again. 

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20221113185838.11643-1-marex@denx.de/

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