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Re: [PATCH 1/1] New driver: rtl8723au (mac80211)

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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 09/07/2015 01:43 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> replying to an old thread first.
>>>
>>> Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>>> Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>> Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>>   MAINTAINERS                          |    8 +
>>>>>>   drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig         |   19 +
>>>>>>   drivers/net/wireless/Makefile        |    2 +
>>>>>>   drivers/net/wireless/rtl8xxxu.c | 4500
>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>   drivers/net/wireless/rtl8xxxu.h      |  497 ++++
>>>>>>   drivers/net/wireless/rtl8xxxu_regs.h |  941 +++++++
>>>>>
>>>>> I think someone else already mentioned, but it would be better that has
>>>>> it's own directory. Or should this actually be under rtlwifi
>>>>> directory?
>>>>
>>>> I didn't see the need here - it's just 3 files, as long as it doesn't
>>>> have a huge hierachy of files, a new directory doesn't add much
>>>> value. If it becomes an issue later, we can move it into a
>>>> subdirectory.
>>>
>>> It's easier that the driver has it's on directory as everything
>>> (makefile, kconfig etc) is cleanly separated. And actually I would like
>>> to create a new vendor directory for realtek and have this in
>>> drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/. And later we could move rtlwifi
>>> under realtek directory as well.
>>
>> If you want to create drivers/net/wireless/realtek, that is fine with
>> me, but maybe you can go ahead and create that first and move the
>> existing drivers in there?
>
> I will submit a patch to do that.

Awesome, once I see that go in, I'll move rtl8xxxu into that directory.

Cheers,
Jes
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