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Message-ID: <BANLkTinrbrsEORxMd96K2obvfGjswegP+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:23:50 -0600
From: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rpjday@...shcourse.ca
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix bogus use of rc = alloc_chrdev_region()
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Friday 10 June 2011, Greg KH wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 02:29:42PM -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
>> > can someone pick this up,
>> > for this release or next ?
>>
>> It was rumored that Arnd wanted to take over drivers/char/.
>
> That's true. It probably means I should set up a tree now, before we get
> too close to the next merge window.
>
> On the topic of drivers/char/{nsc_gpio,pc8736x_gpio,scx200_gpio}, I wonder
> if we should move them to drivers/gpio/nsc_gpio despite the fact that they
> use a different (older) interface than all the other gpio drivers.
I have no problem with moving them into drivers/gpio. When you do,
please rename then drivers/gpio/gpio-*.c
g.
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