linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] mm: cma: add a simple kernel module as the helper to test CMA

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Message-ID: <op.wgvfgmm03l0zgt@mpn-glaptop>
Date:	Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:54:12 +0200
From:	"Michal Nazarewicz" <mina86@...a86.com>
To:	"Marek Szyprowski" <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	"Barry Song" <21cnbao@...il.com>
Cc:	"Barry Song" <Barry.Song@....com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	workgroup.linux@....com, "Barry Song" <Baohua.Song@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] mm: cma: add a simple kernel module as the helper to
 test CMA

> 2012/7/3 Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>:
>> IMHO the right place for such code is in drivers/misc instead of tools/cma.
>>
>> This patch contains a kernel module source code so it should be put with other kernel
>> modules. tools/ directory is aimed to contain user space code useful for developing and
>> testing Linux kernel.

On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:39:34 +0200, Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com> wrote:
> this one is aiming to test CMA, it should be in tools/ as Michal
> Nazarewicz and i have talked about that.
> it is not a real driver at all.

Yeah, I feel like it's better placed in tools/ not to pollute other directories with
drivers that are of no use to regular users.  I don't have strong feelings about it
though, so I'm fine either way.

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