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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 10/10] added kernel build, configuration, and TODO files
    On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 09:55:19AM -0800, sostalle wrote:
    > >On Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 01:24:04PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
    > >>On Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 12:42:57PM -0800, Stephanie Wallick wrote:
    > >> --- /dev/null
    > >> +++ b/drivers/staging/mausb/TODO
    > >> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
    > >> +TODO:
    > >> + - checkpatch.pl cleanups
    > >
    > >Is this still true?
    > >
    >
    > checkpatch.pl reports:
    > total: 7 errors, 208 warnings, 10489 lines checked

    Ok, fair enough.

    > >And why does this need to be a staging driver? What's wrong with making
    > >it a "real" driver now?
    > >
    >
    > The short answer is: We don't think it's ready to be "real".
    >
    > We didn't want to release it as a "real" driver because:
    > - It's not stable enough yet.
    > - It doesn't implement all the features required by the MA USB spec.
    > - The MA USB spec isn't standalone. It requires a supplemental spec
    > to define media-specific behavior, like how MA USB packets are
    > encapsulated, how to discover MA USB devices on a network, etc.
    > So far, no media-specific specifications have been published.
    > - There are no commercially-available Media Agnostic USB devices.
    >
    > We wanted to release it to staging now because:
    > - We have received requests from multiple companies for our host MA USB
    > driver. Putting it in staging seemed the best way to distribute it.
    > - We feel that releasing what we have to staging now could promote
    > collaboration on one driver & help prevent duplicate work.

    Ok, please include that information in the first email, it's much more
    helpful :)

    Can you resend this series, and cc: the linux-usb mailing list, and
    address the "what about usbip?" questions as well?

    thanks,

    greg k-h


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