From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
Cc: toke@toke.dk, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] wifi: ath9k: Remove Qwest/Actiontec 802AIN ID
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:49:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sfeioupw.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f73bd7ce-dd44-cd10-8727-38f8cf6354bd@debian.org> (Bastian Germann's message of "Mon, 6 Mar 2023 14:36:02 +0100")
Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org> writes:
> Am 06.03.23 um 14:07 schrieb Kalle Valo:
>> Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org> writes:
>>
>>> The USB device 1668:1200 is Qwest/Actiontec 802AIN which is also
>>> correctly claimed to be supported by carl9170.
>>>
>>> Supposedly, the successor 802AIN2 which has an ath9k compatible chip
>>> whose USB ID (unknown) could be inserted instead.
>>>
>>> Drop the ID from the wrong driver.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
>>
>> Thanks, I see this patch now.
>>
>> I guess there's a bug report somewhere, do you have a link?
>
> No, I happened to find this by chance while packaging the ath9k and
> carl9170 firmware for Debian,
> which have the ID represented in an XML format:
> https://salsa.debian.org/debian/open-ath9k-htc-firmware/-/blob/master/debian/firmware-ath9k-htc.metainfo.xml
Do you mind if we add this (without the link) to the commit log? It's
good to always document the background of the patch.
--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-03-06 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-03-05 21:02 [PATCH 0/1] wifi: ath9k: Remove Qwest/Actiontec 802AIN ID Bastian Germann
2023-03-06 6:19 ` Kalle Valo
2023-03-06 12:50 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Bastian Germann
2023-03-06 13:07 ` Kalle Valo
2023-03-06 13:36 ` Bastian Germann
2023-03-06 13:49 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2023-03-06 13:51 ` Bastian Germann
2023-03-06 13:59 ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2023-03-15 10:14 ` Kalle Valo
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