Return-path: Received: from smtprelay0081.hostedemail.com ([216.40.44.81]:39440 "EHLO smtprelay.hostedemail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932786AbaDIQGs (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:06:48 -0400 Message-ID: <1397059601.14321.19.camel@joe-AO722> (sfid-20140409_180658_976557_07480B8D) Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] wil6210: Convert to Kbuild From: Joe Perches To: Vladimir Kondratiev , Michal Marek Cc: "John W . Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, wil6210@qca.qualcomm.com, netdev Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:06:41 -0700 In-Reply-To: <2146187.nt2BTDzSlP@lx-vladimir> References: <1396946179-11677-1-git-send-email-qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> <1396946179-11677-2-git-send-email-qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> <1396973691.5212.3.camel@joe-AO722> <2146187.nt2BTDzSlP@lx-vladimir> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: (adding Michal Marek) On Wed, 2014-04-09 at 17:08 +0300, Vladimir Kondratiev wrote: > On Tuesday, April 08, 2014 09:14:51 AM Joe Perches wrote: > > On Tue, 2014-04-08 at 11:36 +0300, Vladimir Kondratiev wrote: > > > Convert Makefile -> Kbuild, > > > to make off-kernel development easier and less intrusive. > > No drivers/net directory uses Kbuild. > > Why should this? > > because it makes it easier to do off-kernel development, and then > move things to the proper location within the kernel without > conflicting changes in the Makefile. > As I understand, Kbuild is better choice because it is really not > standalone "Makefile", it is intended to be included by the real > Makefile. Thus, distinct name is better. > Are there any reasons why not using Kbuild? I did not found > guidelines when use Kbuild and when not. Michal? Any opinion?