linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] nsc-ircc: Default to dongle type 9 on IBM hardware

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:44:39 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ben Collins <ben.collins@...onical.com>,
	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Samuel Ortiz <samuel@...tiz.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] nsc-ircc: Default to dongle type 9 on IBM hardware

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 07:46:12PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> The changelog doesn't exist^Wexplain the reasons for this patch.
> 
> I assume it fixes some bug?  What is it?

It's necessary to set the dongle type on the nsc driver in order to get 
it to work correctly. Thinkpads all appear to use dongle type 9. This 
patch defaults nsc devices with an IBM PnP descriptor to use type 9.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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