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

Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2006-07-03T16:27:52Z

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