linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/7] [v2] drivers/misc: introduce Freescale hypervisor management driver

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jun 2011 10:48:03 -0500
From:	Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	<kumar.gala@...escale.com>, <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	<greg@...ah.com>, <akpm@...nel.org>,
	<linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-console@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] [v2] drivers/misc: introduce Freescale hypervisor
 management driver

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Sorry, I misread your first sentence above. I thought you said that you prefer
> drivers/firmware over virt/fsl. drivers/misc is definitely the wrong
> place for this, please choose a better one. Maybe drivers/virt/ ?

I'll be more than happy to go with the consensus, but I don't think it makes
sense to create a new directory just for this one, limited-use driver.  You're
the only person who's complained about drivers/misc.  I'm pretty sure that if I
put it in drivers/virt, I'll get more complaints.

I still don't understand what's wrong with drivers/misc, especially since my
driver registers as a "misc" driver.

-- 
Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale

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