Status of kernel

[Okash Khawaja]

> On 10 Nov 2016, at 16:10, Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault at ens-lyon.org> wrote:
> 
> Okash Khawaja, on Thu 10 Nov 2016 15:02:21 +0000, wrote:
>> I am currently studying speakup's kernel code. Can someone guide me what is
>> it's current status?
> 
> It's currently in the staging part of the kernel, which is already a
> good thing since it gets updated as the kernel API changes.
> 
>> - What needs to be done in order to mainline it? I have read the TODO file but
>> not sure how up-to-date it is.
> 
> Its first item might be set to "update TODO" :)
> 
> About the "how to communicate with the serial ports" item, I do have
> hints how it could be done, I just never got around finding the time to
> hack it down.
> 
>> - Are there existing plans to do work on the driver?
> 
> Not that I know of.
> 
>> - Although the code is fairly readable, is there any documentation for the
>> driver?
> 
> Not that I know of.
> 
>> Please add anything else you think is relevant.
> 
> Make sure to synchronize with the speakup list. Perhaps better
> explicitly Cc us like you just did, to catch our eyes, I for instance
> don't necessarily follow the speakup list that closely unfortunately.
> 
> Samuel

Thanks. That's very good. Like I said I am exploring the driver code and would like to spend one more weekend doing that - I work during daytime on weekdays.

I will be happy to start discussing comms with serial ports next week and hopefully take this forward. 

Cheers,
Okash