netdev - Re: [RFC 37/72] fsl_*/gianfar*/ucc_*: Move the Freescale drivers

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:39:51 +0000
From:	Tabi Timur-B04825 <B04825@...escale.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sandeep Gopalpet <sandeep.kumar@...escale.com>,
	Fleming Andy-AFLEMING <afleming@...escale.com>,
	Gridish Shlomi-RM96313 <RM96313@...escale.com>,
	Li Yang-R58472 <r58472@...escale.com>,
	Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...il.com>,
	Vitaly Bordug <vbordug@...mvista.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 37/72] fsl_*/gianfar*/ucc_*: Move the Freescale drivers

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Jeff Kirsher
<jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> wrote:
> Move the Freescale driver into drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ and
> make the necessary Kconfig and Makefile changes.

I don't have an actual objection to this, but I just don't understand
why it's necessary.  Is this a new trend for drivers/net, to have all
drivers grouped by manufacturer?  Or is there something special about
Freescale?

-- 
Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale
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