Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:52:27 +0000 | From | Stathis Voukelatos <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: Linn Ethernet Packet Sniffer driver |
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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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