linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 1/8] MIPS: add subdirectory for platform extension drivers

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Date:	Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:37:45 +0800
From:	Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@...il.com>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, zhangfx@...ote.com,
	linux-laptop@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/8] MIPS: add subdirectory for platform extension
 drivers

Hi, Ralf

I plan to send a new revision of this patchset, Can I get your Acked-by:
for patch 1-3/8?

Thanks!
	Wu Zhangjin

On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 15:01 +0800, Wu Zhangjin wrote:
> From: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@...il.com>
> 
> It is really hard to split the platform specific subdrivers into
> different subsystems, which will generate lots of duplicated source
> code, break the whole support into several pieces and also will make the
> users be difficult to choose the suitable subdrivers in different
> places.
> 
> So, I did like the forks have done under drivers/platform/x86, created
> the drivers/platform/mips/ for putting the future MIPS netbook/laptop/pc
> extension drivers in.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/Kconfig      |    4 ++++
>  drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/Kconfig
> index 9652c3f..2319c0b 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/platform/Kconfig
> @@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
>  if X86
>  source "drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig"
>  endif
> +
> +if MIPS
> +source "drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig"
> +endif
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..2f77693
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
> +#
> +# MIPS Platform Specific Drivers
> +#
> +
> +menuconfig MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES
> +	bool "MIPS Platform Specific Device Drivers"
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers of various
> +	  MIPS platforms, including vendor-specific netbook/laptop/pc extension
> +	  drivers.  This option alone does not add any kernel code.
> +
> +	  If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
> +
> +if MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES
> +
> +
> +endif # MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES


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