linux-kernel - Re: rtl8821ae.

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Date:	Tue, 4 Feb 2014 10:00:11 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@...il.com>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.L-H@....de>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Linux Wireless List <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Driver Project <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>
Subject: Re: rtl8821ae.

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Andrea Merello <andrea.merello@...il.com> wrote:
> Right now I have merged rtl8187se support in rtl8180 driver. But I must
> admit that I ever been in doubt about whether to produce a separate driver
> rather than going on merging.

If you've already merged them, and you think it works, keep it that way.

I was just saying that merging drivers isn't necessarily always the
right thing to do, and can be painful as hell.

                  Linus
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