Re: [BUG?] hid-core.c: hid->name = dev->manufacturer + dev->product ... why not + dev->serial?

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 07:52:40PM +0100, Melchior FRANZ wrote:
> * Dmitry Torokhov -- Tuesday 09 March 2010:
> > Have you considered the fact that maybe you not using the right interface?
> 
> No. Because I'm not talking about *writing* an application, but about
> *using* applications written by others.

Then you need to mention that to your ISV.

> The producer of my two BU0836A
> knows that the devices are different, I know that they are different,
> the kernel knows that they are different, but the applications don't
> know that, because the kernel doesn't tell them (via JSIOCGNAME).
> 
> 
> 
> > You need to work with guys at linux-iio@vger.kernel.org (which stands
> > for Industrial I/O which is exactly what you are working with).
> 
> Hmm, then I wonder why the joystick names are different on Windows and
> Linux already.  :-}
>  

Probably because these are 2 quite different OSes?

>   unpatched Linux:  "Leo Bodnar BU0836A Interface"
>   (Vista?) Windows: "BU0836A Interface" (not even the manufacturer ... pff)
> 
> Oh, well. Forget it. I'll just distribute the patch, then. I didn't have
> much hope, anyway.
>
> m.

-- 
Dmitry