rpmsg.rst and remoteproc.rst are documentation files for
mature remoteproc and rpmsg systems in the Linux kernel
so their place is not under staging.
Move them to Documentation/driver-api to better reflect that.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@nxp.com>
---
Documentation/driver-api/index.rst | 2 ++
Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/remoteproc.rst | 0
Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/rpmsg.rst | 0
Documentation/staging/index.rst | 2 --
MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
5 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/remoteproc.rst (100%)
rename Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/rpmsg.rst (100%)
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
index baff96b5cf0b..5321a9459440 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ Subsystem-specific APIs
pwm
pwrseq
regulator
+ remoteproc
reset
rfkill
+ rpmsg
s390-drivers
scsi
serial/index
diff --git a/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/remoteproc.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/remoteproc.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/staging/rpmsg.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/rpmsg.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/staging/rpmsg.rst
rename to Documentation/driver-api/rpmsg.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/staging/index.rst b/Documentation/staging/index.rst
index 77bae5e5328b..de6dff862a0c 100644
--- a/Documentation/staging/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/staging/index.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ Unsorted Documentation
crc32
lzo
magic-number
- remoteproc
- rpmsg
speculation
static-keys
xz
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 41ded579750c..490100765611 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -21898,7 +21898,7 @@ S: Maintained
T: git https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux.git rproc-next
F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-remoteproc
F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/
-F: Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
+F: Documentation/driver-api/remoteproc.rst
F: drivers/remoteproc/
F: include/linux/remoteproc.h
F: include/linux/remoteproc/
@@ -21910,7 +21910,7 @@ L: linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained
T: git https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux.git rpmsg-next
F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rpmsg
-F: Documentation/staging/rpmsg.rst
+F: Documentation/driver-api/rpmsg.rst
F: drivers/rpmsg/
F: include/linux/rpmsg.h
F: include/linux/rpmsg/
--
2.45.2
On 11/13/25 10:57 PM, Daniel Baluta wrote:
> rpmsg.rst and remoteproc.rst are documentation files for
> mature remoteproc and rpmsg systems in the Linux kernel
> so their place is not under staging.
>
> Move them to Documentation/driver-api to better reflect that.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@nxp.com>
LGTM. Thanks.
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> ---
> Documentation/driver-api/index.rst | 2 ++
> Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/remoteproc.rst | 0
> Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/rpmsg.rst | 0
> Documentation/staging/index.rst | 2 --
> MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
> 5 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> rename Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/remoteproc.rst (100%)
> rename Documentation/{staging => driver-api}/rpmsg.rst (100%)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
> index baff96b5cf0b..5321a9459440 100644
> --- a/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
> @@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ Subsystem-specific APIs
> pwm
> pwrseq
> regulator
> + remoteproc
> reset
> rfkill
> + rpmsg
> s390-drivers
> scsi
> serial/index
> diff --git a/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/remoteproc.rst
> similarity index 100%
> rename from Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
> rename to Documentation/driver-api/remoteproc.rst
> diff --git a/Documentation/staging/rpmsg.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/rpmsg.rst
> similarity index 100%
> rename from Documentation/staging/rpmsg.rst
> rename to Documentation/driver-api/rpmsg.rst
> diff --git a/Documentation/staging/index.rst b/Documentation/staging/index.rst
> index 77bae5e5328b..de6dff862a0c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/staging/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/staging/index.rst
> @@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ Unsorted Documentation
> crc32
> lzo
> magic-number
> - remoteproc
> - rpmsg
> speculation
> static-keys
> xz
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 41ded579750c..490100765611 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -21898,7 +21898,7 @@ S: Maintained
> T: git https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux.git rproc-next
> F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-remoteproc
> F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/
> -F: Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
> +F: Documentation/driver-api/remoteproc.rst
> F: drivers/remoteproc/
> F: include/linux/remoteproc.h
> F: include/linux/remoteproc/
> @@ -21910,7 +21910,7 @@ L: linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org
> S: Maintained
> T: git https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux.git rpmsg-next
> F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rpmsg
> -F: Documentation/staging/rpmsg.rst
> +F: Documentation/driver-api/rpmsg.rst
> F: drivers/rpmsg/
> F: include/linux/rpmsg.h
> F: include/linux/rpmsg/
--
~Randy
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