Re: [PATCH RFC] gpio: move intel drivers into their own directory

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 03:48:53PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM Hans de Goede <hansg@kernel.org> wrote:
> > On 25-Sep-26 12:48, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 12:22:15PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:

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> > >>  drivers/gpio/{ => intel}/gpio-graniterapids.c   |  0
> > >>  drivers/gpio/{ => intel}/gpio-novalake-events.c |  0
> > >
> > > These are interesting drivers, not sure where to put them
> > >
> > >>  drivers/gpio/{ => intel}/gpio-ljca.c            |  0
> > >>  drivers/gpio/{ => intel}/gpio-usbio.c           |  0
> > >
> > > These are definitely not going to intel subfolder, they have nothing to do with
> > > Intel HW, they are against some custom external (to Intel SoC) HW.
> >
> > Hmm, those "external" SoCs are only found on Intel IPU6/IPU7 laptops
> > and come from camera designs for OEMs done by Intel's camera team.
> >
> > I don't care much either way, but for all intent and purposes these
> > really are Intel USB GPIO expander drivers.
> 
> Fair enough, I can move them in a separate patch.

After looking at the MAINTAINERS, they are not on me. I leave them for the
respective maintainers to decide what to do. The whole thingy was started from
clashes in MAINTAINERS, so far the only ones I have a dedicated tree are
affected, The USB are not among them.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko