linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] smsc75xx: add missing entry to MAINTAINERS

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Date:	Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:21:57 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...well.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	trivial@...tcorp.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smsc75xx: add missing entry to MAINTAINERS

On Thu, 2012-08-16 at 08:53 +0100, Steve Glendinning wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...well.net>
[]
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
[]
> +USB SMSC75XX ETHERNET DRIVER
> +M:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...well.net>
> +L:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.*
> +
>  USB SMSC95XX ETHERNET DRIVER
>  M:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...well.net>
>  L:	netdev@...r.kernel.org

Hi Steve.

Perhaps you could have a single updated [79]5xx entry with
F:	drivers/net/usb/smsc[79]5xx.*

or

F:	drivers/net/usb/smsc?5xx.*

Also, diff makes it seem the drivers aren't significantly
different.  Might it be better to integrate the 2 drivers
into a single driver that supports both?

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