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Miller" , Rob Herring , open list , "open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM" Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: Initial driver submission for pureLiFi devices Thread-Topic: [PATCH] staging: Initial driver submission for pureLiFi devices Thread-Index: AQHWkoZE6X9fo+Lqi0q3sBmm77AkSal36+wAgAAa6Io= Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:24:14 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20200924151910.21693-1-srini.raju@purelifi.com>,<20200924153636.GA1171035@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20200924153636.GA1171035@kroah.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: authentication-results: linuxfoundation.org; dkim=none (message not signed) header.d=none;linuxfoundation.org; dmarc=none action=none header.from=purelifi.com; x-originating-ip: [103.104.125.111] x-ms-publictraffictype: Email x-ms-office365-filtering-correlation-id: 3061f8d3-932a-4082-58d0-08d860aea914 x-ms-traffictypediagnostic: CWXP265MB2182: x-ms-exchange-transport-forked: True x-microsoft-antispam-prvs: x-ms-oob-tlc-oobclassifiers: OLM:8882; x-ms-exchange-senderadcheck: 1 x-microsoft-antispam: BCL:0; x-microsoft-antispam-message-info: QkJot70wFpMiYOd+n9xM2g0II+M4/EAa+zmsJnYxcpqW7a7qkbYtVj4vVrv/BXZAImV6Uix5K4FPVx362ulPgov4VpCmlOhan4961YL/JIzpX0IiNQWF0YWCJ7L5Wo8I7wVcIL9KDrn6ye2n/6cYGCBbqGyysSyXJwgrijB6eiAzeHh5EA4rywNeQl4R0hJXJozCMQpHlrwnEBEAXYcbSoXUfT59CIxJVWKnfB3HSVDyQRuiZA1sG6T6D1O2YesT5VEq8r7tOVRdv1/bTVSKt0ZocZpxTrv3csXx6lCqUl6P9mqhaJxxDK6IZWdGkoxk/WZ4gl/TDJLJ50YkOBPyHw== x-forefront-antispam-report: CIP:255.255.255.255;CTRY:;LANG:en;SCL:1;SRV:;IPV:NLI;SFV:NSPM;H:CWLP265MB1972.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM;PTR:;CAT:NONE;SFS:(6029001)(4636009)(396003)(376002)(366004)(39830400003)(346002)(136003)(54906003)(6506007)(186003)(7696005)(76116006)(26005)(8676002)(66476007)(2906002)(8936002)(66556008)(33656002)(55016002)(6916009)(4326008)(4744005)(64756008)(5660300002)(86362001)(478600001)(9686003)(316002)(83380400001)(91956017)(66946007)(71200400001)(66446008)(52536014);DIR:OUT;SFP:1102; x-ms-exchange-antispam-messagedata: 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: purelifi.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Internal X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: CWLP265MB1972.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 3061f8d3-932a-4082-58d0-08d860aea914 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 24 Sep 2020 17:24:14.9238 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Hosted X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: 5cf4eba2-7b8f-4236-bed4-a2ac41f1a6dc X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-mailboxtype: HOSTED X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-userprincipalname: 1qzswQjx/QcBgguTEU+hITZmAV7bnVSFtA55oDcuegUZeqhT847MMQHrNiVZYw4cI4KpSxofGld4NSRuDfKCag== X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: CWXP265MB2182 Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org =0A= >> --- /dev/null=0A= >> +++ b/drivers/staging/purelifi/TODO=0A= >> @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@=0A= >> +TODO:=0A= >> + - checkpatch.pl cleanups=0A= >> +=0A= >> +Please send any patches or complaints about this driver to pureLiFi Ltd= =0A= >> +=0A= =0A= >Why not just do these fixups on your own right now and submit it to the=0A= >"real" part of the kernel? That should take what, a day or so max?=0A= >Just sending stuff to staging because you don't want to do coding style=0A= >cleanups feels very odd. It takes much more work and energy to do it=0A= >this way than to just do it right the first time and get it merged to=0A= >the networking subsystem, right?=0A= =0A= >So why do you want to send it to staging?=0A= =0A= Thanks for the comments Greg, This is my first kernel patch, I was under = =0A= the impression that the staging area is the place to start for any new "Dri= ver" code=0A= We will do the fixes and send an updated patch=0A= =0A= =0A= Thanks=0A= Srini=0A=