Re: [PATCH resend 1/2] Documentation: move all DMA documentations into Documentaion/dma

[Hongbo Zhang <hongbo.zhang@freescale.com>]

On 01/20/2014 12:29 PM, Vinod Koul wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:59:13AM -0600, Rob Landley wrote:
>> On 01/16/14 09:59, Vinod Koul wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 06:50:04PM +0800, hongbo.zhang@freescale.com wrote:
>>>> From: Hongbo Zhang <hongbo.zhang@freescale.com>
>>>>
>>>> Since there are already seven DMA documentations under the top Documentation/,
>>>> it is better to create one dedicated directory for them.
>>> Well the problem is that not everything is same. Some of these mean how to use
>>> dma mapping API, couple are related to dmaengine, so clubing everything into
>>> "dma" doesnt sound right to me!
>> Putting everything in the world in the top level directory isn't all
>> flowers and kittens either.
>>
>> Where would be a _better_ place to move one of those files to?
> As pointed mostly things dma* are dma-mapping and dmaengine, so would apt
> that we move to two folders, unless i overlooked and assumed everything else is
> dma-mapping!

Understand your concern, dma-mapping and dmaengine are different, but 
they are all about dma, a general dma folder can include all dma related 
files. An example is Documentation/power, so many kinds of power related 
files go there.
Anyway, this is my point, it is up to you maintainers.

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> ~Vinod
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