linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] misc: add nirtfeatures driver

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Message-ID: <20160314220559.GA18771@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:05:59 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Kyle Roeschley <kyle.roeschley@...com>
Cc:	arnd@...db.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jeff.westfahl@...com,
	joshc@...com, nathan.sullivan@...com, xander.huff@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] misc: add nirtfeatures driver

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 04:54:32PM -0500, Kyle Roeschley wrote:
> From: Jeff Westfahl <jeff.westfahl@...com>
> 
> This driver introduces support for hardware features of National
> Instruments real-time controllers. This is an ACPI device that exposes
> LEDs, switches, and watchdogs.

If it's an acpi driver, why not put it in drivers/acpi?  why misc?

Also, please get the acpi driver developers to review this.

thanks,

greg k-h