[PATCH 4/4] option: update comments to reflect device support

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option.ko has long supported both GSM and CDMA devices.  Update
the comments to reflect that.

Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dcbw@xxxxxxxxxx>

---

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/option.c b/drivers/usb/serial/option.c
index b204b5d..36bb0fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/option.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/option.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  USB Driver for GSM modems
+  USB Driver for mobile broadband modems
 
   Copyright (C) 2005  Matthias Urlichs <smurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
   Work sponsored by: Sigos GmbH, Germany <info@xxxxxxxx>
 
   This driver exists because the "normal" serial driver doesn't work too well
-  with GSM modems. Issues:
+  with mobile broadband modems. Issues:
   - data loss -- one single Receive URB is not nearly enough
   - nonstandard flow (Option devices) control
   - controlling the baud rate doesn't make sense
 
-  This driver is named "option" because the most common device it's
-  used for is a PC-Card (with an internal OHCI-USB interface, behind
-  which the GSM interface sits), made by Option Inc.
+  While this driver is named "option" because because it was originally written
+  for devices made by Option NV, these days it's generic enough to be used for
+  most mobile broadband devices.
 
   Some of the "one port" devices actually exhibit multiple USB instances
   on the USB bus. This is not a bug, these ports are used for different
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_VERSION "v0.7.2"
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR "Matthias Urlichs <smurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
-#define DRIVER_DESC "USB Driver for GSM modems"
+#define DRIVER_DESC "USB Driver for mobile broadband modems"
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static struct usb_serial_driver option_1port_device = {
 		.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 		.name =		"option1",
 	},
-	.description       = "GSM modem (1-port)",
+	.description       = "Mobile broadband modem (1-port)",
 	.usb_driver        = &option_driver,
 	.id_table          = option_ids,
 	.num_ports         = 1,


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