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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:18:38 +0300
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Move block format drivers to new directory
	'bdrv'
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To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>, qemu-devel@nongnu.org

On 4/26/09, Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com> wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 06:19:37PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Instead of crowding the top-level directory, give block format drivers
> their
> > > very own subdirectory.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Please also move block.c.  Also block/*.c would match the existing
> > convention, not that I care too much.
> >
> >
>
>  That was deliberate - I wanted to keep the block core in the top level
> directory, and move the block format drivers away.  I'll change it if
> there's consensus that block/*.c (including block.c) is preferable.

Taking one step further, why not introduce directories similar to VirtualBox:
http://www.virtualbox.org/browser/trunk/src/VBox

Or in our style: host/block/, host/net/slirp/, host/usb/,
host/bluetooth/ (trying to match subdirectory names in Linux drivers
directory)?