linux-kernel - Re: Moving sound/* to drivers/ ?

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Message-ID: <4835A1FF.3050902@keyaccess.nl>
Date:	Thu, 22 May 2008 18:40:31 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org, perex@...ex.cz
Subject: Re: Moving sound/* to drivers/ ?

On 22-05-08 17:04, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Thu, 22 May 2008, Jan Engelhardt wrote:

>> I am in favor of keeping /sound around with the
>> non-hardware-dependent code, much like /block does with regard to
>> /drivers/block.
> 
> I'd personally *much* rather have just one subdirectory.

Then I'd agree/suggest ALSA move to drivers/sound. I brought it up but 
both Jaroslav and Takashi agree with you. For me it was more a "nicely 
reflects the design of things" issue than anything else...

I do agree that the drivers are better of in drivers/ and they are 10 
times the size of the sound core.

Rene.
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