linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH resend 1/2] Documentation: move all DMA documentations into Documentaion/dma

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Message-ID: <52DAC0F1.9080202@landley.net>
Date:	Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:59:13 -0600
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>, hongbo.zhang@...escale.com
CC:	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...hat.com>,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...nus.com>,
	Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Arthur Kepner <akepner@....com>, sumit.semwal@...aro.org,
	Pierre Ossman <drzeus@...eus.cx>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.jf.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend 1/2] Documentation: move all DMA documentations
 into Documentaion/dma

On 01/16/14 09:59, Vinod Koul wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 06:50:04PM +0800, hongbo.zhang@...escale.com wrote:
>> From: Hongbo Zhang <hongbo.zhang@...escale.com>
>>
>> Since there are already seven DMA documentations under the top Documentation/,
>> it is better to create one dedicated directory for them.
>
> Well the problem is that not everything is same. Some of these mean how to use
> dma mapping API, couple are related to dmaengine, so clubing everything into
> "dma" doesnt sound right to me!

Putting everything in the world in the top level directory isn't all 
flowers and kittens either.

Where would be a _better_ place to move one of those files to?

Rob
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