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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] drivers: add common folder
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:45:47 +0100
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20/03/2018 15:40, Pavan Nikhilesh:
> Add driver/common folder and skeleton makefile for adding commonly used
> functions across mempool, event and net devices.

I am not sure there is a real benefit of introducing such new directory.
Is it only solving the choice of where you add files used
by several drivers?
Is drivers/bus/X/ the directory of choice for platform shared files?