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From: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
To: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Pratik Patel <pratikp@codeaurora.org>,
	peter.lachner@intel.com, norbert.schulz@intel.com,
	keven.boell@intel.com, yann.fouassier@intel.com,
	laurent.fert@intel.com, linux-api@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v0 01/11] stm class: Introduce an abstraction for System Trace Module devices
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:23:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <877fuddq2c.fsf@ashishki-desk.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANLsYkx6+mtTf0gPhu37mfbL84oOj0CkW_yOMwFHh_XyqQ7pAQ@mail.gmail.com>

Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org> writes:

> I forgot to mention in my previous email...  I think the hierarchy of
> our respective tracing module along with the generic-stm probably
> needs a review.
>
> Currently we have drivers/coresight, drivers/intel_th and drivers/stm.
>
> To me it doesn't scale - what happens when other architectures come
> out with their own hw tracing technologies?
>
> I suggest we move everything under drivers/hwtracing and as such have:
>
> drivers/hwtracing
> drivers/hwtracing/intel_ht
> drivers/hwtracing/coresight
> drivers/hwtracing/stm
>
> That way other architectures can add drivers for their own hw tracing
> technology without further polluting the drivers/ directory and
> concentrating everything in the same area.  What's your view on that?

I wanted to suggest something similar, actually, if you don't mind
moving drivers/coresight, then let's do it.

Regards,
--
Alex

  reply	other threads:[~2015-03-19 14:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-03-07 11:35 [PATCH v0 00/11] Introduce Intel Trace Hub support Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 01/11] stm class: Introduce an abstraction for System Trace Module devices Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 22:26   ` Paul Bolle
2015-03-17 10:13     ` Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-09 21:29   ` Mathieu Poirier
2015-03-17 10:37     ` Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-18 15:07       ` Mathieu Poirier
2015-03-19 14:23         ` Alexander Shishkin [this message]
2015-03-19 14:39           ` Mathieu Poirier
2015-03-19 22:21       ` Mathieu Poirier
2015-03-20 14:53         ` Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-20 15:19           ` Mathieu Poirier
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 02/11] MAINTAINERS: add an entry for System Trace Module device class Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 03/11] stm class: dummy_stm: Add dummy driver for testing stm class Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 04/11] stm class: stm_console: Add kernel-console-over-stm driver Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 05/11] intel_th: Add driver infrastructure for Intel Trace Hub devices Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 06/11] intel_th: Add pci glue layer for Intel Trace Hub Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 07/11] intel_th: Add Global Trace Hub driver Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 08/11] intel_th: Add Software " Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v0 09/11] intel_th: Add Memory Storage Unit driver Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:36 ` [PATCH v0 10/11] intel_th: Add PTI output driver Alexander Shishkin
2015-03-07 11:36 ` [PATCH v0 11/11] MAINTAINERS: add an entry for Intel(R) Trace Hub Alexander Shishkin

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