Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A mouse that uses a USB connection is called a "USB mouse" device (or > "USB mouse" for short), not a "mouse USB" device. By analogy, a WiFi > adapter that connects to the host computer via USB is a "USB wireless" > device, not a "wireless USB" device. (The latter term more properly > refers to a defunct Wireless USB specification, which described a > technology for sending USB protocol messages over an ultra wideband > radio link.) > > Similarly for a WiFi adapter card that plugs into a PCIe slot: It is a > "PCIe wireless" device, not a "wireless PCIe" device. > > Rephrase the text in the kernel source where the word ordering is > wrong. > > Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks. 5d7cf67f72ae Fix nomenclature for USB and PCI wireless devices -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/57da7c80-0e48-41b5-8427-884a02648f55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
