Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:40:59 +0100
From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	gregkh@suse.de, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	devel@linuxdriverproject.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] new module for amba axi on-chip interconnect
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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.).

Second point is this series has not been copied to the ARM mailing
lists, so almost no one there has any clue that this is being proposed.
Please post it to the ARM kernel mailing list so that all interested
parties can review it, along with an explaination about why the existing
AMBA primecell support can't be augmented to provide whatever functionality
you require.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
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