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SubjectRe: [PATCH] net: Linn Ethernet Packet Sniffer driver

On 26/01/15 19:39, Joe Perches wrote:
> This header file is the public API for the driver.
> Should it not live under the 'include' directory?
> Several other drivers seem to follow that convention.
> It depends on how public is public.
>
> If it's _really_ public, it should be in uapi.
> If it's kinda public, then _maybe_ it should be
> in include/linux, but how likely is it another
> driver will use it?
>
>
It is intended for user space code that needs
to use the driver as it defines the netlink messages and
attributes that the driver understands. So I guess
uapi/linux would be the place for it.

Thanks,
Stathis


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