linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jun 2011 10:08:39 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	"Jean Delvare (PC drivers, core)" <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	"Ben Dooks (embedded platforms)" <ben-linux@...ff.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	linux-pcmcia@...ts.infradead.org,
	Matt Porter <mporter@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Alexandre Bounine <alexandre.bounine@....com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Florian Fainelli <florian@...nwrt.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 11:00:38AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> This leaves out the two most common buses, USB and PCI, mostly because
> the directories contain a lot of stuff that is not really bus code
> but actual drivers. It does include i2c and spi, which stick out by
> being a lot larger than most others.
> 
> Opinions? Move or don't move?

I don't see much point in adding an additional level of directories.
All that it'll do is add to the shell filename completion workload
and wear out our tab keys faster...

We'll still have these directories with not a lot under them.
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