linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 06/27] brcm80211: move under broadcom vendor directory

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Message-ID: <564CCFC3.3030909@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:21:39 -0800
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>,
	brcm80211-dev-list@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/27] brcm80211: move under broadcom vendor directory

On 18/11/15 11:19, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> On 11/18/2015 03:45 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Part of reorganising wireless drivers directory and Kconfig. Note that I had to
>> edit Makefiles from subdirectories to use the new location.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
>> ---
> 
> I would prefer to remove the brcm80211 directory in this process and create:
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcmfmac
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcmsmac
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcmutil
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/include
> 
> This way we have one directory less.

Would not that make keeping track of the previous and future history
harder for people contributing to these drivers? I could imagine that
for Arend and other Broadcom engineers, dealing with a simple level move
would be manageable, but having to account for a different directory
hierarchy could be a pain.

What is the impact on compat-wireless after/before these changes by the way?
-- 
Florian
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