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Re: [PATCH] pci_ids.h: add new Atheros USB vendor ID

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On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 10:09:32PM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
 > > the closest we have is drivers/hid/hid-ids.h and we might just should
 > > have Greg create a usb-ids.h file.
 >
 > Ick, no, there's no such file for a good reason.  Put your device ids in
 > the driver files, no need to share it across the whole kernel.

I agree. In fact, I'd go further, and say that the bulk of what we have
in pci_ids.h is also pointlessly shared. Only a tiny fraction of the device
entries in that file are used by multiple files in the kernel.

	Dave

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