netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 10/12] net: dsa: vitesse: move vsc73xx driver to a separate folder

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Date:   Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:09:47 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, davem@...emloft.net, andrew@...n.ch,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        joergen.andreasen@...rochip.com, allan.nielsen@...rochip.com,
        horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com, claudiu.manoil@....com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 10/12] net: dsa: vitesse: move vsc73xx driver to
 a separate folder

Hi,

On 12/11/2019 14:44:18+0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
> 
> The vitesse/ folder will contain drivers for switching chips derived
> from legacy Vitesse IPs (VSC family), including those produced by
> Microsemi and Microchip (acquirers of Vitesse).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/Kconfig                       | 31 +------------------
>  drivers/net/dsa/Makefile                      |  4 +--
>  drivers/net/dsa/vitesse/Kconfig               | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/dsa/vitesse/Makefile              |  3 ++
>  .../vsc73xx-core.c}                           |  2 +-
>  .../vsc73xx-platform.c}                       |  2 +-
>  .../vsc73xx-spi.c}                            |  2 +-
>  .../{vitesse-vsc73xx.h => vitesse/vsc73xx.h}  |  0
>  8 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/dsa/vitesse/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/dsa/vitesse/Makefile
>  rename drivers/net/dsa/{vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c => vitesse/vsc73xx-core.c} (99%)
>  rename drivers/net/dsa/{vitesse-vsc73xx-platform.c => vitesse/vsc73xx-platform.c} (99%)
>  rename drivers/net/dsa/{vitesse-vsc73xx-spi.c => vitesse/vsc73xx-spi.c} (99%)
>  rename drivers/net/dsa/{vitesse-vsc73xx.h => vitesse/vsc73xx.h} (100%)
> 

As there are no commonalities between the vsc73xx and felix drivers,
shouldn't you simply leave that one out and have felix in the existing
microchip folder?

-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com