USB: serial: cp210x: add Silicon Labs IDs for Windows Update

[Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 07:26:24AM +0000, Karoly Pados wrote:

> The way this works is that the chips still come with the standard
> SiLabs IDs. When the chip is integrated into an end-user product, the
> product manufacturer has the choice to reprogram the IDs. If they are
> left on the factory standard setting, the user will have to install
> drivers manually (go to SiLabs website, search, download, install by
> hand). Alternatively, the product manufacturer can reprogram the IDs
> to the "new" ones for Windows Update before shipping it to the
> customer, in which case Windows will automatically find, download, and
> install the drivers when plugged in the first time.
> 
> More (official) info here: https://www.silabs.com/community/interface/knowledge-base.entry.html/2016/12/30/downloading_cp210xd-ek07

Thanks for the info.

> About the cutoff line: Sorry about that, now I know (first kernel
> patch for me). It seems you prefer to just adjust the commit message
> for now, otherwise let me know if you'd like me to resubmit.

Yeah, no worries. I've applied the patch for 4.17-rc with a stable tag
now.

Thanks,
Johan
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