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Message-ID: <1275067652.4507.192.camel@localhost>
Date:	Fri, 28 May 2010 10:27:32 -0700
From:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...ia.com>, Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Len@...p1.linux-foundation.org" <Len@...p1.linux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 8/8] intel_idle: create a native cpuidle
 driver for select intel processors

On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 20:14 -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:51:00 +0300
> Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...ia.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> > ext Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > 
> > > it's really inconvenient to have such drivers hidden in the
> > > architecture code; it's much more convenient for cpuidle developers
> > > if they're all in one place.
> > >   
> > 
> > why?
> 
> because you have all the users of your API in one place.
> 

That's a rather x86-centric definition of "all".

Are you suggesting we move all the embedded SoC specific CPUidle drivers
to drivers/idle as well?

Kevin


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