From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/15] dec netdev: relocate DIGITAL based drivers to legacy Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:54:56 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: References: <1288315159-1350-1-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> <1288315159-1350-6-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> <20101028.212939.189691515.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: paul.gortmaker@windriver.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: David Miller Return-path: Received: from eddie.linux-mips.org ([78.24.191.182]:33845 "EHLO cvs.linux-mips.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751392Ab0J2Ey5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:54:57 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]:55357 "EHLO localhost.localdomain" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by eddie.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S1491016Ab0J2Ey4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:54:56 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20101028.212939.189691515.davem@davemloft.net> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, 28 Oct 2010, David Miller wrote: > > NAK for the TURBOchannel bits (defxx.[ch] and declance.c) unless you give > > a plausible justification. You won't get these drivers offered unless you > > have the bus in your system anyway, and if you do than you don't want to > > have them hidden somewhere in the corner. If you see anything wrong with > > these drivers, then please do let me know. > > > > Also defxx.c is PCI too (apart from being EISA and TC). > > PCI things can be legacy too. > > This is not about a specific bus technology, it's simply for > "really old stuff" so we can declutter the top-level of drivers/net Hmm, what's the difference between placing these drivers here or there and what's so particular about them that they cause clutter? I mean a mere high number of items does not cause a mess by itself -- the lack of order might. Also -- if this change goes ahead -- when I add new TURBOchannel drivers, should they go straight to legacy/? It sounds odd to me to have a thing obsolete straight from the beginning. Maciej