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SubjectRe: [PATCHv1] staging: Synaptics RMI4 touchpad driver support
On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 07:03:37 -0700
Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 02, 2010 at 05:38:45PM +0530, Naveen Kumar G wrote:
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/ste_rmi4/TODO
> > @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> > +TODO
> > +----
> > +
> > +Wait for the official upstream synaptics rmi4 clearpad drivers as promised over the past few months
> > +Merge any device support needed from this driver into it
> > +Delete this driver
>
> Huh?
>
> Why not just add this driver to the kernel tree instead? When the
> "promised" driver then eventually shows up (who is promising it?) then
> delete the thing.

I've suggested that in the past.

> But until then, why is this needed to go into the staging tree? Is
> there any other main reason it should be here and not in the "real" part
> of the kernel?

It's a driver nobody wants to commit to keeping around when there is
eventually a general purpose driver. In other words things like module
names will change.


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