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Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: slimport: Add anx7814 driver support by analogix.

From Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: slimport: Add anx7814 driver support by analogix.
Date 2015-09-07 01:30 +0200
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On Sun, Sep 06, 2015 at 11:14:02PM +0200, Enric Balletbo i Serra wrote:
> The ANX7814 is an ultra-low power Full-HD (1080p60) SlimPort transmitter
> designed for portable devices.
> 
> This driver adds initial support and supports HDMI to DP pass-through mode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@collabora.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/Kconfig                    |    2 +
>  drivers/staging/Makefile                   |    1 +
>  drivers/staging/slimport/Kconfig           |    7 +
>  drivers/staging/slimport/Makefile          |    4 +
>  drivers/staging/slimport/slimport.c        |  301 +++
>  drivers/staging/slimport/slimport.h        |   49 +
>  drivers/staging/slimport/slimport_tx_drv.c | 3293 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/staging/slimport/slimport_tx_drv.h |  254 +++
>  drivers/staging/slimport/slimport_tx_reg.h |  786 +++++++

Why is this a staging driver?
What prevents it from being merged into the "real" part of the kernel
tree?

All staging drivers need a TODO file, listing what needs to be done and
who is in charge of it.  I can't take this without that added.

thanks,

greg k-h
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[PATCH 0/3] Add initial support for slimport anx78xx Enric Balletbo i Serra <eballetbo@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 23:20 +0200
  [PATCH 1/3] of: Add vendor prefix for Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. Enric Balletbo i Serra <eballetbo@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 23:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: slimport: Add anx7814 driver support by  analogix. Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2015-09-07 01:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: slimport: Add anx7814 driver support by analogix. Enric Balletbo Serra <eballetbo@gmail.com> - 2015-09-07 07:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 3/3] staging: slimport: Add anx7814 driver support by  analogix. Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2015-09-07 08:50 +0200

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