Re: [PATCH 0/1] new module for amba axi on-chip interconnect

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Mar 29 2011 - 09:20:47 EST


On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:40:18AM +0200, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> GUIDANCE NEEDED:
> This patch puts the module at proposed location. Please provide your
> guidance if there is a better location within the linux tree for this
> module.
>
> This module has been isolated from the brcm80211 driver currently
> located in staging and provided to other drivers for chipsets using
> the AMBA AXI on-chip interconnect with ARM Device Management Plugin
> (DMP) silicon IP, which provides system discovery (chip being the
> system) and basic core function (disable, reset, etc.).
>
> The module has previously been posted on the linux-wireless list and
> comments by Randy Dunlap have been taken in. Also the SubmitChecklist
> has been followed.
>
> Arend van Spriel (1):
> drivers: brcmaxi: provide amba axi functionality in separate module
>
> drivers/Kconfig | 2 +
> drivers/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/brcmaxi/Kconfig | 23 ++

I thought this was going under drivers/staging/ What changed your mind?
What other drivers are going to use this, I thought the current broadcom
drivers in drivers/net/wireless were not going to need this.

thanks,

greg k-h
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