[PATCH 00/39] merge request for WiMAX kernel stack and i2400m driver v2

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Hi Inaky,

> This code is broken up in a WiMAX subsystem and a driver for the Intel
> 2400m Wireless WiMAX Link. To be able to fully utilize WiMAX services,
> you need extra pieces of device-specific user space software; for now,
> there is a C level API (the Common API) to use/control it, but a high
> level API over DBUS that should work for any device is in the
> works. See details further below.

this is not a big deal, but a more general question on how the layout  
of the kernel source code tree. So the whole WiMAX subsystem should be  
in net/wimax/, but for the drivers I think using drivers/net/wimax/ is  
wrong. None of these drivers should ever register an Ethernet or  
network device directly. They register themselves with the WiMAX  
subystem. So I would propose to use drivers/wimax/ here. We do the  
same with Bluetooth. All the drivers are under drivers/bluetooth/,  
because they don't register any kind of network device.

Jeff, what is your take on this. Shouldn't be drivers/net/ only  
contain drivers that actually use struct net_device somehow?

Regards

Marcel


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