Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] fpga: dfl: reorganize to subdir layout

[Moritz Fischer]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 01:05:36AM +0000, Wu, Hao wrote:
> > On 6/15/21 1:08 AM, Wu, Hao wrote:
> > >> Subject: [PATCH v4 1/4] fpga: dfl: reorganize to subdir layout
> > >>
> > >> From: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>
> > >> Follow drivers/net/ethernet/ which has control configs
> > >> NET_VENDOR_BLA that map to drivers/net/ethernet/bla
> > >> Since fpgas do not have many vendors, drop the 'VENDOR' and use
> > >> FPGA_BLA.
> > > Hi Tom,
> > >
> > > Thanks for this patch. : )
> > >
> > > DFL is not a vendor, but something can be shared/reused. It's possible that
> > > other vendors reuse the same concepts and the drivers of DFL. If vendor
> > > drivers need to be moved inside sub folders, then maybe it's better to
> > > leave DFL in the parent folder?
> > 
> > xrt is also not a vendor, more a subdevice framework like dfl.
> > 
> > I am not sure what you mean by other dfl vendors can you give an example ?
> 
> It's fine, but the description here is a little confusing on vendor/framework
> handling. No other vendor so far, but it's possible, DFL can be used in 
> non-intel device, and related drivers can be reused as well. Then a fpga 
> mgr driver depends on DFL, should be put inside dfl folder or new
> vendor's subfolder?
> 
> Hao
> 

I'm somewhat neutral on this. If someone non-intel starts using DFL we could also
move the common parts back ...

That being said, I'm not super convinced we have to move stuff in the
first place.

- Moritz