Re: [PATCH] Airprime driver improvements to allow full speed EvDO transfers

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>]

Andy Gay wrote:
>> I think if the hardware has the EPs, they should be exposed by the 
>> driver.  You can tweak usermode as to whether they get device nodes, 
>> what they're called, etc.
>>     
> I tend to agree. I'm thinking for now I should leave it as is, so it
> defaults to configuring 3 EPs. Perhaps later I'll try to collect #EP
> info for all the supported devices.
>   

Why not just expose all the EPs the hardware presents?  Is there a 
chance they might not be a serial connection?

> This is curious. I saw that '0218' in Greg's code, and 'corrected' it to
> 0018, because here's what I get with my MC5720:
>   

Yes, that patch was from me.

> P:  Vendor=1199 ProdID=0018 Rev= 0.01
> S:  Manufacturer=Sierra Wireless
> S:  Product=Sierra Wireless MC5720 Modem
>
> So evidently there are also multiple variants of each modem.
>   
My came embedded in a Thinkpad X60, and I think it is locked to 
Verizon.  The product ID might reflect either or both of those states.

    J