Bug#494783: usbserial module parameters

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 09:29:54AM +0200, Dr. Markus Waldeck wrote:
> 
> Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
> Version: 2.6.26-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> modinfo usbserial shows three parameters:
> filename:
> /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko
> license:        GPL
> description:    USB Serial Driver core
> author:         Greg Kroah-Hartman, greg@kroah.com,
> http://www.kroah.com/linux/
> depends:        usbcore
> vermagic:       2.6.26-1-686 SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
> parm:           vendor:User specified USB idVendor (ushort)
> parm:           product:User specified USB idProduct (ushort)
> parm:           debug:Debug enabled or not (bool)
> 
> but the sysfs shows only one parameter
> 
> % ls -al /sys/module/usbserial/parameters
> insgesamt 0
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root    0 12. Aug 09:24 .
> drwxr-xr-x 7 root root    0 12. Aug 09:24 ..
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 12. Aug 09:24 debug
> 
> What is correct?

sysfs is for runtime changes, the other on load.

please ask support question on mailing list and not as bug
report.

thanks 

-- 
maks