Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:05:11 +0200 | From | Pali Rohár <> | Subject | Re: Status of Subsystems |
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On Tuesday 20 August 2019 15:56:24 Sebastian Duda wrote: > On 20.08.19 15:14, Pali Rohár wrote: > > On Tuesday 20 August 2019 15:05:51 Sebastian Duda wrote: > > > Hello Pali, > > > > > > in my master thesis, I'm using the association of subsystems to > > > maintainers/reviewers and its status given in the MAINTAINERS file. > > > During the research I noticed that there are several subsystems without a > > > status in the maintainers file. One of them is the subsystem `ALPS PS/2 > > > TOUCHPAD DRIVER` where you're mentioned as reviewer. > > > > > > Is it intended not to mention a status for your subsystems? > > > What is the current status of these systems? > > > > > > Kind regards > > > Sebastian Duda > > > > Hi Sebastian! ALPS PS/2 is a driver for ALPS touchpad. They can be > > found on more laptops. And ALPS PS/2 itself is not separate subsystem. > > It is just driver which is part of kernel input subsystem with mailing > > list linux-input@vger.kernel.org. > > > Hi Pali, > > so the status of the files is inherited from the subsystem `INPUT MULTITOUCH > (MT) PROTOCOL`? > > Is it the same with the subsystem `NOKIA N900 POWER SUPPLY DRIVERS` > (respectively `POWER SUPPLY CLASS/SUBSYSTEM and DRIVERS`)? > > Kind regards > Sebastian Duda
Hi Sebastian, by status you mean if driver are maintained or orphaned? I think that definition of it applies from subsystem itself too. But maintainers of correspondent subsystem would tell you definite answer if they want to maintain these drivers or not. I should be there marked as reviewer and I'm reviewing patches for these drivers if I see them in my mailbox.
-- Pali Rohár pali.rohar@gmail.com
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