Re: [PATCH v8 1/8] MIPS: add subdirectory for platform extension drivers

[Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@gmail.com>]

Hi, Ralf

I plan to send a new revision of this patchset, Can I get your Acked-by:
for patch 1-3/8?

Thanks!
        Wu Zhangjin

On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 15:01 +0800, Wu Zhangjin wrote:
> From: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@gmail.com>
> 
> It is really hard to split the platform specific subdrivers into
> different subsystems, which will generate lots of duplicated source
> code, break the whole support into several pieces and also will make the
> users be difficult to choose the suitable subdrivers in different
> places.
> 
> So, I did like the forks have done under drivers/platform/x86, created
> the drivers/platform/mips/ for putting the future MIPS netbook/laptop/pc
> extension drivers in.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/Kconfig      |    4 ++++
>  drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/Kconfig
> index 9652c3f..2319c0b 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/platform/Kconfig
> @@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
>  if X86
>  source "drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig"
>  endif
> +
> +if MIPS
> +source "drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig"
> +endif
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..2f77693
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
> +#
> +# MIPS Platform Specific Drivers
> +#
> +
> +menuconfig MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES
> +     bool "MIPS Platform Specific Device Drivers"
> +     default y
> +     help
> +       Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers of various
> +       MIPS platforms, including vendor-specific netbook/laptop/pc extension
> +       drivers.  This option alone does not add any kernel code.
> +
> +       If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and 
> disabled.
> +
> +if MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES
> +
> +
> +endif # MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES