[stable] Wanted: Allow adding new device IDs during the -stable cycle

Chuck Ebbert
2007-05-22T18:15:00Z

I'd like to propose we allow adding new device IDs as part
of the -stable process, but only under certain conditions:

1) Each device (or group of devices) gets added as a separate
patch, i.e. we don't just diff the device tables. This way
each original patch that added the device(s) upstream will
be become a single patch for -stable.

2) Devices that require new features/capabilities in their
driver won't be added.

Candidate patches would be something like these, which together
add support for the ATI SB700 ATA controller:

1)
http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=823777181b4c0200923dcb026efa5b37f55c0ecf

Adds ATI sb700 quirk, using exactly the same one as sb600.

2)
http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=2bcfdde6767f2f07891d2753c25220012fe5e6d2

Adds the new device to the existing driver's device ID table.