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

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Message-ID: <1c484c7b-1988-20dc-9433-3f322e81280c@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:28:42 -0700
From:   Doug Berger <opendmb@...il.com>
To:     Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>, 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

On 7/28/2020 9:28 AM, Ioana Ciornei wrote:
>> 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
> 
> 
> 
That sounds preferable to me as well.
-Doug