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Bug#730065: marked as done (document new_id interface)

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has caused the Debian Bug report #730065,
regarding document new_id interface
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Package: debian-kernel-handbook
Version: 1.0.15
Severity: wishlist

Op 2013-11-17 om 12:28 schreef Bastian Blank:
> 
> <snip/>  Also you want to use new_id interface[1] if possible.
> 
> Bastian
> 
> [1]: /sys/class/usb/drivers/*/new_id
>      http://www.ha19.no/usb/

Adding that URL to the kernel-handbook would be an improvement.

Now filed as a separate bugreport.

Groeten
Geert Stappers
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On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:52:18 +0100 =?utf-8?Q?Bj=C3=B8rn_Mork?= <bjorn@mork.no> wrote:
> Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> writes:
> 
> > Package: debian-kernel-handbook
> > Version: 1.0.15
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > Op 2013-11-17 om 12:28 schreef Bastian Blank:
> >> 
> >> <snip/>  Also you want to use new_id interface[1] if possible.
> >> 
> >> Bastian
> >> 
> >> [1]: /sys/class/usb/drivers/*/new_id
> >>      http://www.ha19.no/usb/
> >
> > Adding that URL to the kernel-handbook would be an improvement.

It no longer works.

> > Now filed as a separate bugreport.
> 
> well, you should note that this interface will not necessarily work for
> all drivers despite being available.  If you take a look at the
> sunplus.c file for example, you'll notice that the struct usb_device_id
> table sets the .driver_info field.  This field will be 0 for dynamically
> added device IDs.  Whether or not the driver does anything useful in
> this case depends on how the driver probe is written.
> 
> But other than that, I am fully in favour of documenting the new_id
> interface, preferably with a note to contact the upstream driver
> maintainer with information about the devices you add.  Or maybe a
> wishlist bug if the new_id interface is there but unsupported.

The Debian kernel handbook is really meant for documenting Debian-
specific stuff like how our packages are built and integrated with
other packages.

I think that documentation of new_id should be added to the admin-guide 
section of the kernel source documentation.  It is already mentioned in
a few documents there, but not in any that are obviously meant for
users.

Ben.

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