Re: [PATCH v4 01/11] mfd: add pruss mfd driver

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 06:55:12PM +0530, Subhasish Ghosh wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> >There really are only 3 rules:
> >- proper license
> >- self-contained in a drivers/staging/DRIVER_NAME/ directory
> >- must properly build
> >
> >>Mainly, this includes having a patch that adds a single
> >>directory with all the driver files under drivers/staging.
> >>The driver must be able to compile without errors and you need
> >>a TODO file listing the remaining issues that prevent you
> >>from having a non-staging driver.
> >
> >Ah, forgot the TODO on the list of rules, I'll have to add that next
> >time.
> >
> How do I handle the headers. I have two header files in the
> include/linux/mfd.

Why would they be in there for a single driver?

> Should I submit them as a separate patch into mfd.
> 
> These headers are also used by pruss uart implementation.

Then put them in the staging directory for your driver, why would
anything outside of your driver need a .h file?

thanks,

greg k-h