linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] drivers/net Documentation/networking: Create directory intel_wired

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Message-ID: <1287008906.1117.428.camel@Joe-Laptop>
Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:28:26 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	PJ Waskiewicz <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>,
	Alex Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	e1000-devel <e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] drivers/net Documentation/networking:
 Create directory intel_wired_lan

On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 17:00 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 16:52 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 13:42, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > > Perhaps it's better to move drivers from the very populated
> > > drivers/net directory into vendor specific directories similar
> > > to the Atheros approach used for drivers/net/wireless/ath/
> > NAK
> > First, I think we need to keep the documentation in /Documentation/networking.
> > Second, the changes are extensive and would create a lot of regression testing.
> I don't see any actual changes here other than layout.
> What kind of regression testing do you think necessary?

Jeff?

What regression testing would actually be done?

Any new objects are trivially validated against existing
objects.

> > We have been looking at solutions like this for future
> > drivers/hardware and is on the list of items we are currently working
> > on, but feel it should not be made retroactively due to the regression
> > testing and massive changes that would need to be made.
> 
> Might as well start somewhere.



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