Re: [PATCH 0/5] staging: drivers: mfd: Add MAX77541 MFD and related device drivers

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:20:43PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 13:09:34 +0200
> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 12:08:39PM +0300, Okan Sahin wrote:
> > > This patchset adds mfd, regulator and adc driver and related bindings.The patches 
> > > are required to be applied in sequence.  
> > 
> > You have an indentation / wrapping issues in the above text.
> > 
> > Nevertheless, why staging? What does it mean?
> 
> The main reason to go via staging is because a driver is sitting out
> of tree and it is useful to bring it in on the basis that it can then be
> cleaned up in tree before moving out of staging.

But files are not in staging. Me being confused.

> For a relatively small driver like this, that's hard to argue.  Just
> clean it up in response to review feedback and then we can take it
> directly into relevant subsystems in the main tree.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko