On Wed, 2023-08-09 at 10:05 -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 02:16:48PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 08:44:48PM -0400, Alan Stern 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> > > Can you accept this patch, or should I ask Johannes Berg or Kalle Valo > to merge it through the wireless subsystem? > Given that it touches pretty much only wireless drivers, I guess we should take it? For -next, though, so since Kalle usually takes drivers I'll wait for him to get back. But the potential for conflicts seems low too, so I guess either way is fine. johannes
