Re: [PATCH] From 2.6.39-rc1 onward, the Logitech Quickcam Fusion webcam (046d:08c1) stops

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On 07/15/2012 08:21 PM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> On Thursday 12 July 2012 16:05:47 Eric Ding wrote:
>> So... now what, then?  Who decides which is the better of two evils:
>> obvious code duplication vs. layering violation?  FWIW, it does seem
>> like the number of Logitech webcams which aren't USB_CLASS_VIDEO is
>> finite, including only older webcams, so perhaps listing "every buggy
>> webcam made by Logitech" in two places (one in UVC code, one in USB core
>> code) is not an invitation for long-term code maintenance nightmares.
> 
> I'm fine with both solutions. Handling the quirks in the USB core has my 
> preference, as it would ensure that no race condition will cause any issue at 
> probe time.

So who actually writes an appropriate patch?  Like I said before, I'm no
kernel hacker, so I think it's best if someone more familiar with this
code than I am actually moves forward with the code mods... :-)

Eric
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