Re: [PATCH 1/5] wil6210: Convert to Kbuild

Joe Perches
2014-04-09T16:06:48Z

(adding Michal Marek)

On Wed, 2014-04-09 at 17:08 +0300, Vladimir Kondratiev wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 08, 2014 09:14:51 AM Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Tue, 2014-04-08 at 11:36 +0300, Vladimir Kondratiev wrote:
> > > Convert Makefile -> Kbuild,
> > > to make off-kernel development easier and less intrusive.
> > No drivers/net directory uses Kbuild.
> > Why should this?
>
> because it makes it easier to do off-kernel development, and then
> move things to the proper location within the kernel without
> conflicting changes in the Makefile.
> As I understand, Kbuild is better choice because it is really not
> standalone "Makefile", it is intended to be included by the real
> Makefile. Thus, distinct name is better.
> Are there any reasons why not using Kbuild? I did not found
> guidelines when use Kbuild and when not.

Michal? Any opinion?