From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753115Ab1A1F7S (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:59:18 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:48855 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751315Ab1A1F7S (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:59:18 -0500 Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:29:04 +0530 From: Amit Shah To: Greg KH Cc: Arnd Bergmann , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Rusty Russell Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] tty: move hvc drivers to drivers/tty/hvc/ Message-ID: <20110128055904.GA9218@amit-x200.redhat.com> References: <20110120174910.GA30124@kroah.com> <1295546625-30681-1-git-send-email-gregkh@suse.de> <20110127182916.GA4688@amit-x200.redhat.com> <201101272253.29223.arnd@arndb.de> <20110128025725.GA2822@amit-x200.redhat.com> <20110128042125.GA1844@suse.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110128042125.GA1844@suse.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On (Thu) Jan 27 2011 [20:21:25], Greg KH wrote: > > > Sorry about this, the idea to move this file was mine and my original > > > patch did this as well. I remembered the code from when it was a simple > > > console driver based on hvc and never noticed that it had evolved into > > > a generic host/guest communication stack. > > > > > > > Can you please move it back? > > > > > > No objection from me here in general, though as Greg writes above, it's > > > a bit ugly when hvc_console.h is in a different directory. > > > > Greg, can you do this please? (A way to do it with preservig git > > history of the file would be great as well, but I think only a revert > > will do that?) > > So just move the one file, virtio_console.c? If so, yes, I can move it > back. Yes, just the one file. > > > > I could perhaps think of a way of splitting the file so the hvc bits can > > > > be moved to drivers/tty/hvc/ and having the core stay in drivers/char/, > > > > but that'll have to wait for the next cycle. > > That would be great, care to send me those patches now so I can queue it > up for .39? It was just a thought; I don't have patches yet. I'll send them your way once they're ready. Thanks, Amit