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

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Message-Id: <20080729191614.b8ee5fe8.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:16:14 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.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 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:44:39 +0100 Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> wrote:

> 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.
> 

So it makes thinkpads work?  That's useful info.

We're getting there.  Who actually authored the patch?
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