On Tue, Oct 02, 2012 at 12:32:22AM +0200, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: > The kernel should not depend on anything outside src/common and src/sys. > It is acceptable for userland to access code from either place.
The basic idea of src/external was good - however, the split into various "externals" (like src/external, src/crypto/external, src/sys/external) makes it a pain. One very painfull example is ipf, it is split into src/external and src/sys/external - basically impossible to work with. I think it is time to reconsider the layout, and while there also discuss the stupid src/common as well. Either we want standalone kernel source (then common should die or at least move below src/sys), or we do not care, in which case src/external for everything should be fine. The current state is a pain. Martin
