linux-kernel - Re: [git patch] move USB net drivers to drivers/net

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Date:	Thu, 10 May 2007 14:12:47 +0200 (CEST)
From:	"Indan Zupancic" <indan@....nu>
To:	"Jeff Garzik" <jeff@...zik.org>, duncan.sands@...e.fr
Cc:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"LKML" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, gregkh@...e.de,
	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [git patch] move USB net drivers to drivers/net

Hello,

On Thu, May 10, 2007 03:38, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> This was ACK'd by Greg, as you see in the sign-offs.  See the commit
> below for rationale.
>
> USB is now treated like other buses, for network drivers:
> * USB network driver patches should go to me and netdev
> * Just like in PCI or PCMCIA land, bus-specific code may
>   originate from the USB side of the house (Greg's tree).
>
>
>
> Please pull from 'usb-move' branch of
> master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6.git usb-move
>
> to receive the following update:
>
>
> commit 5b2fc499917e5897a13add780e181b4cef197072
> Author: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
> Date:   Wed May 9 21:31:55 2007 -0400
>
>     Move USB network drivers to drivers/net/usb.
>
>     It is preferable to group drivers by usage (net, scsi, ATA, ...) than
>     by bus.  When reviewing drivers, the [PCI|USB|PCMCIA|...] maintainer
>     is probably less qualified on networking issues than a networking
>     maintainer.  Also, from a practical standpoint, chips often
>     appear on multiple buses, which is why we do not put drivers into
>     drivers/pci/net.

What about drivers/usb/atm/?

Greetings,

Indan


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