Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:38:26 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] USB-serial dummy cable driver |
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On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 06:14:15PM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote: > Dne Út 3. srpna 2010 00:47:18 Greg KH napsal(a): > > On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 08:00:07AM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote: > > > This driver is used to implement USB-serial like behaviour over dummy > > > > > > USB cables. These are used in the following devices: > > > Funsoft Serial USB driver > > > Genesys Logic GL620USB USB Laplink cable > > > HP4x (48/49) Serial cable > > > Motorola phones > > > Siemens USB-MPI Serial USB driver > > > ViVOpay USB Serial Driver > > > ZIO Motherboard USB driver > > > > I like the idea, but not the name :) > > Please don't expect miracles from me after 26 hours without sleep ;-) > > > > Ideally, all of these would be able to be handled by the usb-serial > > generic driver directly. > > I just noticed that one. Stupid me. > > > > But really, having these multiple drivers is a good thing, they properly > > convey to the user what the device is, and it gives these developers and > > companies a sense of ownership over the code, and that matters at times. > > > > So you lost the names of the devices with this patch, which isn't good. > > Sheesh ... that's true, but having pile of copies of the same code is not good > either.
I agree, that's why I said it should be reduced.
> Can't we then just deprecate all these drivers and set correct udev > rules?
udev can not change the name of the device in sysfs, or the name in the kernel of the device.
thanks,
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