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

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Date:	Wed, 1 May 2013 17:13:50 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>,
	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 Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:16:28PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> 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.

Well, this device should have a bunch of function drivers hanging off it
shouldn't it?  That's pretty much the definition of a MFD.

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