linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] char/misc patches for 3.10-rc1

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Date:	Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:16:28 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
	Richard Kuo <rkuo@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-hexagon@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] char/misc patches for 3.10-rc1

On Monday 29 April 2013, David Brown wrote:
> I'm not sure why this shouldn't be in the drivers/mfd directory
> alongside the various pm*.c drivers that use it.  It isn't going to be
> used for anything else.
> 
> Given the bikeshedding that happened when Ken pushed the driver out last
> time, though, I'm sure this will create a firestorm of disagreement over
> its location.

Well, the only reason I see against putting it into drivers/mfd is that
this place is becoming a dumping ground for stuff that doesn't have a
real home anywhere else. On the other hand, this one would fit better
than a lot of drivers that are already there, and it would actually remove
the need for a global include/linux/*.h header file as the interface.

	Arnd
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