[mirror_ubuntu-hirsute-kernel.git] / drivers / staging / gasket / TODO

This is a list of things that need to be done to get this driver out of the
staging directory.

- Implement the gasket framework's functionality through UIO instead of
  introducing a new user-space drivers framework that is quite similar.

  UIO provides the necessary bits to implement user-space drivers. Meanwhile
  the gasket APIs adds some extra conveniences like PCI BAR mapping, and
  MSI interrupts. Add these features to the UIO subsystem, then re-implement
  the Apex driver as a basic UIO driver instead (include/linux/uio_driver.h)

- Document sysfs files with Documentation/ABI/ entries.

- Use misc interface instead of major number for driver version description.

- Add descriptions of module_param's

- apex_get_status() should actually check status.

- "drivers" should never be dealing with "raw" sysfs calls or mess around with
  kobjects at all. The driver core should handle all of this for you
  automaically. There should not be a need for raw attribute macros.
Commit	Line	Data
9a69f508 SQ	1	This is a list of things that need to be done to get this driver out of the
9a69f508 SQ	2	staging directory.
38358415 AD	3
	4	- Implement the gasket framework's functionality through UIO instead of
	5	introducing a new user-space drivers framework that is quite similar.
	6
	7	UIO provides the necessary bits to implement user-space drivers. Meanwhile
	8	the gasket APIs adds some extra conveniences like PCI BAR mapping, and
	9	MSI interrupts. Add these features to the UIO subsystem, then re-implement
	10	the Apex driver as a basic UIO driver instead (include/linux/uio_driver.h)
	11
9a69f508	12	- Document sysfs files with Documentation/ABI/ entries.
38358415	13
9a69f508	14	- Use misc interface instead of major number for driver version description.
38358415	15
9a69f508	16	- Add descriptions of module_param's
38358415	17
9a69f508	18	- apex_get_status() should actually check status.
38358415	19
9a69f508 SQ	20	- "drivers" should never be dealing with "raw" sysfs calls or mess around with
	21	kobjects at all. The driver core should handle all of this for you
	22	automaically. There should not be a need for raw attribute macros.