# Re: \[PATCH v3 0/4\] HID: wiiu-drc: Add a driver for the Wii U gamepad

- From: Emmanuel Gil Peyrot \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-10-20 06:24:54 
- List: linux-input
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2021/10/1547865
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2021/05/1372536/t.md

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On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 01:59:43AM +0200, François-Xavier Carton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 11:27:37AM +0200, Emmanuel Gil Peyrot wrote:
> > I don’t see any existing driver named that way in mainline, would it be
> > acceptable to simply rename the current patches to hid-nintendo?  What
> > should be done about the existing hid-wiimote driver then, should it
> > also be merged alongside?
> > 
> > Another driver I’d like to submit eventually is the GameCube Controller
> > Adapter for Wii U, which does exactly what its name says, but being an
> > external USB adapter it also works on any USB computer; would it make
> > sense to develop it alongside the current driver, just because it is
> > sold by the same company?
> > 
> 
> FYI, I've submitted a GC adapter driver previously [1]. I've been using
> it since then; the patch still applies to recent kernels. I'd be happy
> to work towards having this driver mainlined, if there is interest for
> it.

I am definitely interested!  I have been using a user-space driver for
the time being, but that’s not a good solution.

> 
> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-input/list/?series=282859&state=*
> 
> Best,
> François-Xavier

-- 
Emmanuel Gil Peyrot
```

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