Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] HID: wiiu-drc: Add a driver for the Wii U gamepad

From: François-Xavier Carton
Date: Tue Oct 19 2021 - 20:00:07 EST


Hi,

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 11:27:37AM +0200, Emmanuel Gil Peyrot wrote:
> I don’t see any existing driver named that way in mainline, would it be
> acceptable to simply rename the current patches to hid-nintendo? What
> should be done about the existing hid-wiimote driver then, should it
> also be merged alongside?
>
> Another driver I’d like to submit eventually is the GameCube Controller
> Adapter for Wii U, which does exactly what its name says, but being an
> external USB adapter it also works on any USB computer; would it make
> sense to develop it alongside the current driver, just because it is
> sold by the same company?
>

FYI, I've submitted a GC adapter driver previously [1]. I've been using
it since then; the patch still applies to recent kernels. I'd be happy
to work towards having this driver mainlined, if there is interest for
it.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-input/list/?series=282859&state=*

Best,
François-Xavier