Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] mfd: reorganize Intel drivers

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Tue, 2015-01-20 at 15:46 +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2015, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2015-01-20 at 13:48 +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > 
> > > > This patchset creates a new folder under drivers/mfd and moves there Intel
> > > > related drivers.
> > > > 
> > > > There is no functional change. The names of the kernel configuration variables
> > > > are kept the same.
> > > 
> > > Can you explain to me why you think the Intel drivers need their own
> > > sub-directory please?
> > 
> > For me it seems logical. We have many drivers related to Intel specific
> > SoCs (in comparison the other mfd drivers that usually named in
> > according to some standard chip codename) and they meanwhile have long
> > awkward prefixes. Moreover they could share common dependencies like
> > X86.
> 
> I'm not comfortable with it and am yet to see the need.  What I would
> suggest is to prefix 'intel-' or similar to the related files.  From
> there we can see how overbearing the files are becoming and make a
> decision based on that.
> 
> If there are too many Intel related files, my first question(s) will
> be a) why are there so many files b) are so many files required and c)
> should they really live in MFD.
> 
> But as yet, this patch-set is the only indication that something needs
> to be done at all.
> 

Agreed. We will continue to use prefixes (intel_ for *.c, *.h files, and
module names, and intel- for resulting *.ko files) and simultaneously
think how we can arrange the files better.

-- 
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy