Re: [PATCH 1/5] drivers: net: usb: rtl8150: bug fixing and cleanup

From: Francois Romieu
Date: Sun May 19 2013 - 15:01:28 EST


Petko Manolov <petkan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> :
> On Sat, 18 May 2013, Francois Romieu wrote:
> > > From: Petko Manolov <petkan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[...]
> > > Moving constant and structure definitions out of rtl8150.c;
> >
> > What's the point ?
>
> The general logic of having .h files applies.

Which one ?
- share it through the kernel or with userspace
- personal choice .c split

I don't mind the later even if it does not exactly apply to a
WIP driver. I'd still avoid future copycat followers though.

[...]
> > > drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c | 121 +----------------------------------
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> > > index a491d3a..7d1897b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> > > @@ -17,132 +17,15 @@
> > > #include <linux/usb.h>
> > > #include <asm/uaccess.h>
> > >
> > > +#include "rtl8150.h"
> >
> > It won't compile. You shouldn't do that.
>
> It does compile. Both inside and outside of the tree.

The rtl8150.h file is created in patch #2. This is patch #1.

So...

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