netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] Introduce fwctl subystem

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Message-ID: <9e3019af-7817-49db-a293-3242e2962c22@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:39:50 -0700
From: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
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 "Sinyuk, Konstantin" <konstantin.sinyuk@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] Introduce fwctl subystem



On 3/18/25 6:25 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 02:20:45PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
>> Yes, note, the issue came up in the 2.5.x kernel days, _WAY_ before we
>> had git, so this wasn't a git issue.  I'm all for "drivers/core/" but
>> note, that really looks like "the driver core" area of the kernel, so
>> maybe pick a different name?
> 
> Yeah, +1. We have lots of places calling what is in drivers/base 'core'.

just throwing in my 2c

drivers/main
drivers/common
drivers/primary


> 
> Jason