Re: [PATCH] USB: update intro of documentation

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On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 03:17:14PM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:15:00 +0200
> Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > It does no good to mention The 2.4 kernel series and neglect
> > USB 3.x and XHCI. Also with type C and micro/mini USB we better
> > not talk about the shape of connectors.
> 
> ...except that USB 2 connectors will be with us for some time yet.  I'm all
> for updating the documentation, but stuff like this:
> 
> >      <para>That master/slave asymmetry was designed-in for a number of
> >      reasons, one being ease of use.  It is not physically possible to
> > -    assemble (legal) USB cables incorrectly:  all upstream "to the host"
> > -    connectors are the rectangular type (matching the sockets on
> > -    root hubs), and all downstream connectors are the squarish type
> > +    mistake upstream and downstream or it does not matter with a type C
> > +    plug
> 
> seems to me like it loses information.  Greg, do you have an opinion on the
> changes here?  I'll apply this if it's OK with you.

I don't have any objection to the changes, please take them through your
documentation tree:

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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