netdev - RE: [RFC] Moving files around in drivers/net

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:05:30 -0700
From:	<Sathya.Perla@...lex.Com>
To:	<joe@...ches.com>, <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>, <jengelh@...ozas.de>
Subject: RE: [RFC] Moving files around in drivers/net

>-----Original Message-----
>From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org] On
>Behalf Of Joe Perches
>Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:40 AM
>To: Jeff Kirsher
>Cc: netdev; David Miller; Paul Gortmaker; Jan Engelhardt
>Subject: Re: [RFC] Moving files around in drivers/net
>
>
>commit 931da59411e60574a1235d0ad2d63ebd1638a859
>Author: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
>Date:   Fri May 13 00:37:27 2011 -0700
>
>    be2net: Move the BladeEngine 2 driver
>
>    Moves the Server Engine driver into drivers/net/ethernet/benet/ and
>    make the necessary Kconfig and Makefile changes.
>
>    CC: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...lex.com>
>    CC: Subbu Seetharaman <subbu.seetharaman@...lex.com>
>    CC: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...lex.com>
>    Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
>
> MAINTAINERS                                   |    2 +-
> drivers/net/Kconfig                           |    2 --
> drivers/net/Makefile                          |    1 -
> drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig                  |    1 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/Makefile                 |    1 +
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/Kconfig      |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/Makefile     |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/be.h         |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/be_cmds.c    |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/be_cmds.h    |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/be_ethtool.c |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/be_hw.h      |    0
> drivers/net/{ => ethernet}/benet/be_main.c    |    0
> 13 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>

If you are going to consistently have the path as drivers/net/ethernet/<company-name>/<driver-name>, then
be2net driver must be under drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/be2net/

thanks,
-Sathya