--- On Tue, 7/27/10, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Xiaofan Chen > > David Brownell <david-b@xxxxxxxxxxx> > writes: > >> NAK on at least this proposed change, since > >> non-managed serial numbers are deeply broken. > > > >>>> + str = iSerialNumber ?: > "0123456789AB"; > > I thought it'll be a good compromise. Still not > convinced? Never. User error is user error. Provide a managed serial number, or don't try using one. > Having unique serial number is the best. > Having no serial number at least works in most cases. > Having non-unique serial number is the worst. Nicely put. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
