Re: [PATCH 1/4] USB: HID: SRW-S1 Gaming Wheel Driver

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> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> >> From: simon <simon@simon-virtual-machine.(none)>
>> >>
>> >> Add support the SRW-S1 by patching HID descriptor to read axis
>> >> as Generic Desktop X, Y and Z (rather than Usage page being
>> >> 'Simulation').
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Simon Wood <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> tested-by: John Murphy <rosegardener@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > Hi Simon,
>> >
>> > thanks for the patch.
>> >
>> >>
>> >> ---
>> >>  drivers/hid/Kconfig     |    6 +++++
>> >>  drivers/hid/Makefile    |    1 +
>> >>  drivers/hid/hid-core.c  |    1 +
>> >>  drivers/hid/hid-ids.h   |    3 +++
>> >>  drivers/hid/hid-srws1.c |   58
>> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >
>> > Is hid-srws1 really the best name? My understanding is that the vendor
>> is
>> > called Steelseries, and we mostly stick to calling the drivers
>> according
>> > to the device vendors (and grouping the quirks accordingly).
>> >
>> > So how about hid-steelseries?
>>
>> I'm happy to change it; However Steelseries' other devices are all
>> keyboards/mice intended for/marketed at gamers. Since other Steelseries
>> devices are unlikely to have the same structure (OK I'm just guessing on
>> that) is it better to keep this driver somewhat 'seperated'?
>>
>> I mean, not make life difficult trying to merge keyboard code in with
>> this
>> wheel's code.... if that is required in future.
>
> I don't think it's strictly required, but it seems to work quite nicely
> for other drivers as well.

OK I'll wait a couple of days in-case any more comments come in and re-do
the patch with the file name 'hid-steelseries.c' towards the end of the
week.

Thanks,
Simon

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