linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] input: xpad.rst: proc/bus/usb was renamed to dev/bus/usb

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Date:   Mon, 17 Apr 2017 20:11:03 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
Cc:     Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] input: xpad.rst: proc/bus/usb was renamed to
 dev/bus/usb

Hi Mauro,

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 09:46:15AM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> xpad.rst requests a dump of the USB description, as found
> on the USB character device. When we got rid of usbfs,
> its location change. Update it.

I have not heard from Dom ever so I think the best option is to remove
this entire paragraph.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/input/devices/xpad.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/input/devices/xpad.rst b/Documentation/input/devices/xpad.rst
> index c7c4e154bd34..3c74c185be7d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/input/devices/xpad.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/input/devices/xpad.rst
> @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ HOWEVER if you have an unknown dance pad not listed below, it will not
>  work UNLESS you set "dpad_to_buttons" to 1 in the module configuration.
>  
>  PLEASE, if you have an unknown controller, email Dom <binary1230@...oo.com> with
> -a dump from /proc/bus/usb and a description of the pad (manufacturer, country,
> +a dump from /dev/bus/usb and a description of the pad (manufacturer, country,
>  whether it is a dance pad or normal controller) so that we can add your pad
>  to the list of supported devices, ensuring that it will work out of the
>  box in the future.
> -- 
> 2.9.3
> 

-- 
Dmitry