Re: [PATCH v12 3/4] firmware: Rename google firmware directory to coreboot

Krzysztof Kozlowski <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.chrome-platform,org.freedesktop.lists.dri-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.platform-driver-x86
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 06/08/2026 22:28, Sean Rhodes wrote:
> Most drivers in drivers/firmware/google are coreboot table drivers rather
> than Google-specific firmware drivers. Rename the directory to coreboot
> and update the Kconfig prompt, build path and maintainer entry.
> 
> Keep the existing CONFIG_GOOGLE_* symbols to avoid user configuration
> churn in this mechanical move.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Rhodes <[email protected]>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                                                 | 4 ++--
>  drivers/firmware/Kconfig                                    | 2 +-
>  drivers/firmware/Makefile                                   | 2 +-
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/Kconfig               | 6 +++---
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/Makefile              | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/cbmem.c               | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/coreboot_table.c      | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/coreboot_table.h      | 0
>  .../firmware/{google => coreboot}/framebuffer-coreboot.c    | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/gsmi.c                | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole-coreboot.c | 0
>  .../firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole-x86-legacy.c   | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole.c          | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole.h          | 6 +++---
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/vpd.c                 | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/vpd_decode.c          | 0
>  drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/vpd_decode.h          | 0
>  17 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/Kconfig (94%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/Makefile (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/cbmem.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/coreboot_table.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/coreboot_table.h (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/framebuffer-coreboot.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/gsmi.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole-coreboot.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole-x86-legacy.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/memconsole.h (82%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/vpd.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/vpd_decode.c (100%)
>  rename drivers/firmware/{google => coreboot}/vpd_decode.h (100%)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index e6a8c271e79d..62ddee473f55 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -11069,14 +11069,14 @@ S:	Maintained
>  F:	Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/google/gve.rst
>  F:	drivers/net/ethernet/google
> 
> -GOOGLE FIRMWARE DRIVERS
> +COREBOOT FIRMWARE DRIVERS

This is incorrectly placed now. All the entries follow strict
alphabetical order.

BTW, only this patch reached mailing list (and me):
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CABtds-3MAA8y5ksGcps6s-iLx8dOF7EoJEJH9079Y_E+-bJB4A@mail.gmail.com/

Best regards,
Krzysztof
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