linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 00/18] Add support for FDMA DMA controller and slim core rproc found on STi chipsets

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Date:	Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:40:49 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...inux.com, vinod.koul@...el.com, patrice.chotard@...com,
	bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, ohad@...ery.com
Cc:	lee.jones@...aro.org, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/18] Add support for FDMA DMA controller and slim
 core rproc found on STi chipsets

On Wed, 2016-07-06 at 09:54 +0100, Peter Griffin wrote:
> This patchset adds support for the Flexible Direct Memory Access (FDMA) core
> found on STi chipsets from STMicroelectronics. The FDMA is a slim core CPU
> with a dedicated firmware. It is a general purpose DMA controller supporting
> 16 independent channels and data can be moved from memory to memory or between
> memory and paced latency critical real time targets.
[]
>  include/linux/remoteproc/st_slim_rproc.h          |  53 ++

Is this directory really necessary?

Why shouldn't this file be local to drivers/remoteproc/?