[PATCH] USB: storage: in-kernel modeswitching is deprecated

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Acked-by: Matthew Dharm <mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes since RFC:
 - grammar fix, thanks to Sergei Shtylyov
 - added ack from Matthew Dharm


 drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h |    8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
index d305a5a..da04a07 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
  * as opposed to devices that do something strangely or wrongly.
  */
 
+/* In-kernel mode switching is deprecated.  Do not add new devices to
+ * this list for the sole purpose of switching them to a different
+ * mode.  Existing userspace solutions are superior.
+ *
+ * New mode switching devices should instead be added to the database
+ * maintained at http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/
+ */
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR09) && \
 		!defined(CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR09_MODULE)
 #define NO_SDDR09
-- 
1.7.10.4

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