Re: [PATCH v2] staging: esp8089: add new driver

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The driver is only a working port of a badly written driver extracted from an old and vendor-specified kernel source.
I cannot promise the code style (although I did indent -kr -i8).
I cannot also promise the effect.

20.06.2016, 23:43, "Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 08:33:48PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>>  This commit adds Espressif ESP8089 driver, the SDIO version.
>>
>>  ESP8089 is a 802.11b/g/n card with SDIO/SPI interface. It is usually used in
>>  low-price tablets with Allwiner or RockChip SoCs.
>>
>>  Signed-off-by: Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Why is this driver being sent for the staging tree? What is wrong with
> it that it can't go into the "proper" place in the kernel right now?
>
> And you need a TODO file in your driver's directory before I can take
> this as well.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
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