linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: Get rid of duplicate usb id from rt2500usb

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Date:	Thu, 3 Sep 2009 16:18:24 +0200
From:	Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...onical.com>,
	List Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: Get rid of duplicate usb id from rt2500usb

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1:55 PM, John W. Linville<linville@...driver.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 02:42:20PM +0300, Amit Kucheria wrote:
>> USB_DEVICE(0x148f, 0x2573) is served by the rt73usb driver where it is already
>> defined. Remove it from rt2500usb.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...onical.com>
>> Cc: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@...il.com>
>
> IIRC there are IDs that are used by different devices where rt73usb
> covers one device and the rt2500usb covers another.  Are you sure
> this is not one of those?

Yes, I believe this particular ID was already discussed some time ago
on this list. This is one of the infamous duplicate IDs. (Fortunately not
one of those infamous Linksys devices with 5 different chipsets for the
same ID).

Ivo
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