linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add files under drivers/virt/* to CHAR and MISC DRIVERS section

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:26:13 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add files under drivers/virt/* to CHAR and
 MISC DRIVERS section

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 04:13:38PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 28-08-17 16:08, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 03:11:25PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On 25-08-17 15:10, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 01:56:23PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > > > > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > > > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >    MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> > > > >    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > index 6a349b5c0c2a..db633caa5a1d 100644
> > > > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > @@ -3284,6 +3284,7 @@ T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc.git
> > > > >    S:	Supported
> > > > >    F:	drivers/char/*
> > > > >    F:	drivers/misc/*
> > > > > +F:	drivers/virt/*
> > > > 
> > > > Really?  I'm now in charge of this directory too?  That's news to me...
> > > 
> > > This was suggested by Arnd, as he preferred putting the vboxguest driver
> > > under drivers/virt rather then drivers/misc. Note that currently there is
> > > only one .c file under drivers/virt: fsl_hypervisor.c
> > 
> > Ok, but how about we wait until there is more than one file in here?
> 
> That is fine by me.
> 
> > And what happened to all of the other "virt" drivers, why are they not here?
> 
> Some vmware drivers are currently under drivers/misc, Arnd's proposal was
> to move those to drivers/virt. virtio and hyperv have their own subsys
> dirs.
> 
> > Perhaps using this directory isn't really a good idea?
> 
> I started out with the same idea which is why v1 of my RFC posting of the
> vboxguest driver used drivers/misc, alternatively we could move the single
> driver currently under drivers/virt to drivers/misc and stop using
> drivers/virt.
> 
> > I don't know...
> 
> Arnd indicated he has a preference for using drivers/virt for vboxguest +
> the vmware drivers, I'm fine either way. This really is a bit of a bikeshed-
> ish discussion IMHO. So if you and/or Arnd pick one I will happily follow
> whatever you choose.

Ah, if we move the vmware ones there, I have no problem with it, I
missed that part of the discussion.

thanks,

greg k-h