Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:27:43 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>
Cc: david@lang.hm, Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>,
       linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Subject: Re: removing existing working drivers via staging
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On Thu 2009-10-15 09:47:26, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 09:39:51AM -0700, david@lang.hm wrote:
> > however, what I think I saw proposed was to move drivers that need to be 
> > 'cleaned up', to staging and then dropping them if they don't get cleaned.
> 
> What is "proposed" is the following:
> 
> 	- For drivers currently in the kernel tree, that the subsystem
> 	  maintainer, for whatever reason, feels is obsolete / broken /
> 	  needs major cleaning / wants to get rid of, can be submitted
> 	  to the staging maintainer to be moved to the drivers/staging/
> 	  directory.
> 	- For a file to be moved into this directory, all of the normal
> 	  staging rules apply, including most importantly, a TODO file
> 	  listing what needs to be done to the driver in order for it to
> 	  be moved back into the main portion of the kernel tree.
> 	- If, after a period of 3 releases, no work has been done on the
> 	  driver by anyone, the driver will be removed from the staging
> 	  tree, just like all drivers in the staging tree.
> 
> Note, as always, if a driver wants to come back from removal of the
> staging tree, a simple email to the staging maintainer, along with the
> promise that work will be done, is all it takes to resurrect it.
> 
> Sound good?
> 
> Now, where to put these "rules"?  Any suggestions?

I'm not sure it sounds good. It should not be named 'staging' at
least.

								Pavel

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