Re: [External] Re: [PATCH 1/1] usb: Add MA USB Host driver

From: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed Feb 12 2020 - 08:22:24 EST


On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 09:41:12AM +0000, Vladimir Stankovic wrote:
> On 11.2.20. 17:39, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 04:21:24PM +0000, Vladimir Stankovic wrote:
> >> 39 files changed, 8668 insertions(+)
> >
> > This is a bit hard, if not impossible, to review all in one huge patch.
> >
> > Can you resend this as a patch series, breaking it down into logical
> > chunks, like all other kernel patches have?
> >
> > Also, why so many individual files? For only 8k lines, 39 files seems
> > like a huge number.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
> >
> Will break it down into patch series and resend.
>
> In regards of the file count, our intention was to ease the
> troubleshooting efforts during development and have a clear separation
> between logical parts of MA-USB implementation (i.e data in/out, isoch
> in/out, etc.; each source file representing logical chunk).

Yeah, but at the very least, only have a single .h "internal" file, you
have whole files for just 1 or 2 function prototypes, that's totally
overkill.

Simple is good, you don't want to have to bounce around through multiple
files for a simple 8k line driver, that's not a good idea.

thanks,

greg k-h