netdev - RE: [PATCH RFC net-next 0/3] Restructure drivers/net/phy

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Date:   Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:28:31 +0000
From:   Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH RFC net-next 0/3] Restructure drivers/net/phy

> Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 0/3] Restructure drivers/net/phy
> 
> > I think that the MAINTAINERS file should also be updated to mention
> > the new path to the drivers. Just did a quick grep after 'drivers/net/phy':
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/adin.c
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/mdio-xgene.c
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/mdio-mvusb.c
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/dp83640*
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/sfp*
> > F:      drivers/net/phy/mdio-xpcs.c
> 
> Hi Ioana
> 
> Thanks, I will take care of that.
> 
> > Other than that, the new 'drivers/net/phy/phy/' path is somewhat
> > repetitive but unfortunately I do not have another better suggestion.
> 
> Me neither.
> 
> I wonder if we are looking at the wrong part of the patch.
> drivers/net/X/phy/
> drivers/net/X/mdio/
> drivers/net/X/pcs/
> 
> Question is, what would X be?
> 
>    Andrew

It may not be a popular suggestion but can't we take the drivers/net/phy,
drivers/net/pcs and drivers/net/mdio route?

Ioana