Re: [git patch] move USB net drivers to drivers/net
"Indan Zupancic" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usb.devel,gmane.linux.kernel |
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Hello, On Thu, May 10, 2007 03:38, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > This was ACK'd by Greg, as you see in the sign-offs. See the commit > below for rationale. > > USB is now treated like other buses, for network drivers: > * USB network driver patches should go to me and netdev > * Just like in PCI or PCMCIA land, bus-specific code may > originate from the USB side of the house (Greg's tree). > > > > Please pull from 'usb-move' branch of > master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6.git usb-move > > to receive the following update: > > > commit 5b2fc499917e5897a13add780e181b4cef197072 > Author: Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> > Date: Wed May 9 21:31:55 2007 -0400 > > Move USB network drivers to drivers/net/usb. > > It is preferable to group drivers by usage (net, scsi, ATA, ...) than > by bus. When reviewing drivers, the [PCI|USB|PCMCIA|...] maintainer > is probably less qualified on networking issues than a networking > maintainer. Also, from a practical standpoint, chips often > appear on multiple buses, which is why we do not put drivers into > drivers/pci/net. What about drivers/usb/atm/? Greetings, Indan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel