Re: staging: Add MA USB Host driver

From: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed Jan 22 2020 - 02:03:24 EST


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 <vladimir.stankovic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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?

thanks,

greg k-h