netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 06/27] brcm80211: move under broadcom vendor directory

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Message-ID: <87lh9qrlra.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com>
Date:	Sun, 22 Nov 2015 19:23:37 +0200
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	<linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <brcm80211-dev-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/27] brcm80211: move under broadcom vendor directory

Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com> writes:

> On 11/19/2015 08:48 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de> writes:
>>
>>> On 11/18/2015 03:45 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>>>> Part of reorganising wireless drivers directory and Kconfig. Note that I had to
>>>> edit Makefiles from subdirectories to use the new location.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
>>>> ---
>>>
>>> I would prefer to remove the brcm80211 directory in this process and create:
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcmfmac
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcmsmac
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcmutil
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/include
>>>
>>> This way we have one directory less.
>>
>> I think this could be done separately. This patchset is big enough
>> already, I would not like to make it anymore complicated.
>>
>> And I actually like the brcm80211 directory, I would not mind keeping it
>> still.
>
> I prefer to keep it as brcmsmac and brcmfmac rely on brcmutil module
> so I want to keep them together under brcm80211.
>
> So does this patch go in before or after the patches I submitted
> before the merge window. I hope after :-p

Sorry, the vendor patches go in first :) It's much safer that way.

But I think that git should be smart enough and your patchset from
before the merge window should still apply without issues.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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