netdev - Re: [PATCH 05/15] dec netdev: relocate DIGITAL based drivers to legacy

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1010290545270.25426@eddie.linux-mips.org>
Date:	Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:54:56 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/15] dec netdev: relocate DIGITAL based drivers to
 legacy

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010, David Miller wrote:

> >  NAK for the TURBOchannel bits (defxx.[ch] and declance.c) unless you give 
> > a plausible justification.  You won't get these drivers offered unless you 
> > have the bus in your system anyway, and if you do than you don't want to 
> > have them hidden somewhere in the corner.  If you see anything wrong with 
> > these drivers, then please do let me know.
> > 
> >  Also defxx.c is PCI too (apart from being EISA and TC).
> 
> PCI things can be legacy too.
> 
> This is not about a specific bus technology, it's simply for
> "really old stuff" so we can declutter the top-level of drivers/net

 Hmm, what's the difference between placing these drivers here or there 
and what's so particular about them that they cause clutter?  I mean a 
mere high number of items does not cause a mess by itself -- the lack of 
order might.

 Also -- if this change goes ahead -- when I add new TURBOchannel drivers, 
should they go straight to legacy/?  It sounds odd to me to have a thing 
obsolete straight from the beginning.

  Maciej
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