Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] drivers/net Documentation/networking:Create directory intel_wired_lan

[Joe Perches]

On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 16:52 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 13:42, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Perhaps it's better to move drivers from the very populated
> > drivers/net directory into vendor specific directories similar
> > to the Atheros approach used for drivers/net/wireless/ath/
> NAK
> First, I think we need to keep the documentation in /Documentation/networking.
> Second, the changes are extensive and would create a lot of regression testing.

I don't see any actual changes here other than layout.
What kind of regression testing do you think necessary?

> We have been looking at solutions like this for future
> drivers/hardware and is on the list of items we are currently working
> on, but feel it should not be made retroactively due to the regression
> testing and massive changes that would need to be made.

Might as well start somewhere.

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