linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2,1/2] misc: rtsx: Move Realtek Card Reader Driver to misc

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Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:15:49 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     rui_feng@...lsil.com.cn
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ricky_wu@...ltek.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2,1/2] misc: rtsx: Move Realtek Card Reader Driver to
 misc

On Wed, 25 Oct 2017, rui_feng@...lsil.com.cn wrote:

> From: Rui Feng <rui_feng@...lsil.com.cn>
> 
> Because Realtek card reader drivers are pcie and usb drivers,
> and they bridge mmc subsystem and memstick subsystem, they are
> not mfd drivers. Greg and Lee Jones had a discussion about
> where to put the drivers, the result is that misc is a good
> place for them, so I move all files to misc. If I don't move
> them to a right place, I can't add any patch for this driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rui Feng <rui_feng@...lsil.com.cn>
> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
>  drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_pci_ms.c         |  2 +-
>  drivers/mfd/Kconfig                         | 21 ---------------------
>  drivers/mfd/Makefile                        |  4 ----
>  drivers/misc/Kconfig                        |  1 +
>  drivers/misc/Makefile                       |  1 +
>  drivers/misc/cardreader/Kconfig             | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/misc/cardreader/Makefile            |  4 ++++
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtl8411.c  |  2 +-
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5209.c  |  2 +-
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5227.c  |  2 +-
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5229.c  |  2 +-
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5249.c  |  3 +--
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtsx_pcr.c |  2 +-
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtsx_pcr.h |  2 +-
>  drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtsx_usb.c |  2 +-
>  drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c           |  2 +-
>  include/linux/{mfd => }/rtsx_common.h       |  0
>  include/linux/{mfd => }/rtsx_pci.h          |  2 +-
>  include/linux/{mfd => }/rtsx_usb.h          |  0
>  19 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/misc/cardreader/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/misc/cardreader/Makefile
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtl8411.c (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5209.c (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5227.c (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5229.c (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rts5249.c (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtsx_pcr.c (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtsx_pcr.h (99%)
>  rename drivers/{mfd => misc/cardreader}/rtsx_usb.c (99%)
>  rename include/linux/{mfd => }/rtsx_common.h (100%)
>  rename include/linux/{mfd => }/rtsx_pci.h (99%)
>  rename include/linux/{mfd => }/rtsx_usb.h (100%)

For my own reference:
  Acked-for-MFD-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

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