linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] Location for thermal drivers

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Date:	Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:39:38 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	guenter.roeck@...csson.com
Cc:	Phil Pokorny <ppokorny@...guincomputing.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] Location for thermal drivers

> > Why does drivers/thermal exist if there are no drivers in it and no maintainer?

It has a maintainer - they are just not listed in MAINTAINERS only in the
file itself.

> > 
> The framework resides there. Drivers supporting it are in various
> platform directories.
> 
> As for why there are no drivers - only the framework - in
> drivers/thermal, and why there is no maintainer - no idea.

Well I could put it in arch/x86/platform/mrst now we have that structure
from 2.6.37-rc1 onwards
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