linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] usb-serial: Sierra driver

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Message-ID: <3415E2A2AB26944B9159CDB22001004D02296DC3@nestea.sierrawireless.local>
Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:15:23 -0800
From:	"Kevin Lloyd" <klloyd@...rrawireless.com>
To:	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>
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

> > 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?
Adding the device will not break the driver (assuming you remove the
tag).

> And is this device even public yet?

No, but we are trying to add native support for devices into kernels
well 
before they are released in an effort give better native support to
end-users.

> > 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).
Darn.

Thanks,
 -Kevin

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