From: Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
To: Wolfram Sang <w.sang-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: inform about deprecated chips-directory
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:56:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081021185617.35254bc5@hyperion.delvare> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1224604651-17321-1-git-send-email-w.sang-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
Hi Wolfram,
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:57:31 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> The chips directory under drivers/i2c is deprecated. Spread the word!
>
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>
> Maybe this makes Jean's life a bit easier ;)
>
> drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig | 3 +++
> drivers/i2c/chips/Makefile | 3 ++-
> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
> index 1735682..44a6e4c 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
> @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
> #
> # Miscellaneous I2C chip drivers configuration
> #
> +#
> +# *** DEPRECATED! Do not add new entries! See Makefile ***
> +#
>
> menu "Miscellaneous I2C Chip support"
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/chips/Makefile
> index ca520fa..23d2a31 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/chips/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/Makefile
> @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
> #
> # Makefile for miscellaneous I2C chip drivers.
> #
> -# Think twice before you add a new driver to this directory.
> +# Do not add new drivers to this directory! It is DEPRECATED.
> +#
> # Device drivers are better grouped according to the functionality they
> # implement rather than to the bus they are connected to. In particular:
> # * Hardware monitoring chip drivers go to drivers/hwmon
Good idea, it's more obvious that way. Applied, thanks!
--
Jean Delvare
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2008-10-21 15:57 [PATCH] i2c: inform about deprecated chips-directory Wolfram Sang
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2008-10-21 16:56 ` Jean Delvare [this message]
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