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charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Greg, Our intention was to follow Linux kernel development process and add our driver to staging first. Will resubmit patch with TODO added. Regards, Vladimir On 22.1.20. 08:03, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote: > On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 09:30:43AM +0000, Vladimir Stankovic wrote: >> MA-USB Host driver provides USB connectivity over an available >> network, allowing host device to access remote USB devices attached >> to one or more MA USB devices (accessible via network). >> >> This driver has been developed to enable the host to communicate >> with DislayLink products supporting MA USB protocol (MA USB device, >> in terms of MA USB Specification). >> >> MA-USB protocol used by MA-USB Host driver has been implemented in >> accordance with MA USB Specification Release 1.0b. >> >> This driver depends on the functions provided by DisplayLink's >> user-space driver. >> >> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Stankovic >=20 > Why is this being submitted to staging and not to the "real" part of the > kernel? You need a TODO file that lists what is left to be done to the > driver to get it merged to the proper place in the kernel tree. Can you > please resubmit with that file added to the patch? >=20 > thanks, >=20 > greg k-h >=20