From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:45:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:45:47 -0400 Received: from 12-224-36-73.client.attbi.com ([12.224.36.73]:61968 "HELO kroah.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:45:45 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 06:44:53 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [BK PATCH] USB device support for 2.5.8 (take 2) Message-ID: <20020417134453.GE32370@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20020417035236.GC29897@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.26i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.20 (i586) Reply-By: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:34:51 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 10:08:48PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Greg KH wrote: > > > > It's code to be a USB client device, not a USB host device, which is > > what we currently have. It is used in embedded devices that run Linux, > > like the new Sharp device (can't remember the name right now...) > > Ahhh.. A dim light goes on. > > It would have made more sense (I think) to call it "usb/client" instead of > "usb/device", but maybe that's just because I didn't understand what the > thing was all about. We (the linux-usb-devel list) talked about different names for this stuff, and tried to follow the naming convention used in the USB spec. However 99% of kernel developers will never read that spec, and 100% of users never will, and the name "devices" failed to convey any good meaning to the first person that saw the tree outside of the USB developers, so changing the name to "client" makes a lot more sense :) thanks, greg k-h