linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 7/7] USB: OHCI: avoid conflicting platform drivers

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Date:	Mon, 1 Apr 2013 11:29:34 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	Manjunath Goudar <manjunath.goudar@...aro.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/7] USB: OHCI: avoid conflicting platform drivers

On Sat, 30 Mar 2013, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> > I guess this means the onus is now on me to split up ohci-hcd into a 
> > central library and separate bus drivers, like ehci-hcd...
> 
> The original plan in my teams was that Manjunath would do that after
> he was done with the simple conversion of the EHCI drivers. I think we
> can all agree now that it's better if you at least the groundwork instead.

Yes, it would be better for me to prepare for the general split-up.

> Please let us know if you would like Manjunath to continue with splitting
> out the OHCI back-ends into separate drivers, or if you think that there
> is no point given the quality of the earlier patches.

This is how people learn.  After I have taken care of the initial steps 
and converted a couple of the drivers, Manjunath can work on the rest.

Alan Stern

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