RE: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: visorbus: move driver out of staging

From: Kershner, David A
Date: Fri Nov 17 2017 - 16:11:32 EST


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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers: visorbus: move driver out of staging
>
> Please don' tcreate new subdirectories under include/linux
> if you don't have to.
>

Thanks for the feedback, the s-Par drivers have 3 include files in the
include directory in drivers/staging/unisys/include. The patch currently
moves 2 of them, and the third will be moved when the other drivers
get out of staging. When I did the move, I thought one directory with
three files would be cleaner than just adding three files to include. I
will change that.

> Also who outside of unisys has reviewed this whole code?
>

The driver has been in staging for 4 years with significant rework during
that period of time. Throughout that time, we have had input from several
different engineers, including Dan Carpenter, Jes Sorenson, and Greg KH.
In October, I requested a formal review from the community and after the
review had completed, Greg gave us the okay to move them out of staging.

> Instead of a move please send an actual patchset to add the new files
> so people can review it just like any other code.

Okay, I'll redo the patchset to show the explicit add of the files to
the drivers directory.

Thanks,
David Kershner

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