linux-kernel - Re: hv block drivers

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Message-Id: <201008302119.00069.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:18:59 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Cc:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>,
	"'virtualization@...ts.osdl.org'" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"Xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <Xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
Subject: Re: hv block drivers

On Monday 30 August 2010 19:35:35 Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>  On 08/30/2010 10:31 AM, Hank Janssen wrote:
> > For a more general question, When/if we make it out of staging, where should these drivers live?
> >
> >       drivers/hyper-v or drivers/scsi and drivers/ide.
> >
> > Is there a standard that is being followed?
> 
> If they're not actually scsi/ide subsystem drivers, then drivers/block
> would seem like the best place (and drivers/ide is truly ancient stuff,
> I think).

Agreed, although I was suggesting to make them SCSI drivers, so they
would go to drivers/scsi/ or a subdirectory of it in that case.

	Arnd
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