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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:04:53 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Kevin Lloyd <klloyd@...rrawireless.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb-serial: Sierra driver - add devices and update dtr

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 09:21:32AM -0800, Kevin Lloyd wrote:
> > Hm, no, the intrusion into the driver is just too much this late in
> the
> > release cycle to allow this.
> >
> > Now I will be glad to only add the new device ids for the devices that
> > do not rely on the new changes right now, but that's it.
> >
> > So, right now I have a separate patch split out of your original one
> > that is below.  Should I modify it and not include some of these
> device
> > ids right now?  You mention 0023, is that the only one I should remove
> > from this patch?
> 
> Correct, the 0x0023 is the only newly added device that requires the new
> features.

Does that mean things will not work for this device if it is added to
the device table, without the code updates?

And is this device even public yet?

> When do you expect the other changes will be propagated to the kernel?
> Would it be in a 2.6.24.x point release or will they have to wait until
> 2.6.25?

They will have to wait until 2.6.25, they are too big to go into 2.6.24
(we are in severe bug-fix mode only right now for .24).

thanks,

greg k-h
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