Re: [PATCH usb-linus v2 0/4] qcserial: refactoring support for Sierra Wireless devices

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On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 09:31:54PM +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> I just have to admit that using the per-interface number matching
> here wasn't such a good idea after all. It just does not scale
> well when adding new devices, and I think we should break now
> before we have added even more redundant match entries.
> 
> This series refactors the device layout selecting code to simplify
> adding more layouts, and then define a Sierra Wireless specific 
> layout.  This layout is applied to the existing entries, and to
> a number of yet unsupported Sierra made Dell devices.
> 
> The old support for single interface number matching is no longer
> necessary after this, and is therefore removed.
> 
> Comments are appreciated.  I realize that this will complicate
> stuff a bit for stable backports while both schemes are in use,
> but I do believe it represents a necessary simplification in the
> long run.

Looks really good.

Do you want to add the Dell devices before adding the new layout in
order to simplify backporting support for at least those devices?

Thanks,
Johan
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