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

Jeff Garzik
2007-05-22T22:48:00Z

Chris Wright wrote:
> 2) In theory new hardware can seem to work with a simple PCI ID
> update, and later we find it needs extra quirk handling or specific
> driver support. This could mean adding buggy support for new hardware
> to -stable. In practice, hopefully this isn't a real issue.

No need to worry about theory. Since you are (or should be???) taking
stuff solely from upstream, you should already know what is needed, or not.

> 3) It hasn't been a pressing issue brought to our attention until this
> thread and its predecessor earlier in the month.

Search your email archives, it has been brought more than the two times
you cite.

> My own personal experience is each time I've needed a PCI ID update for
> new hardware it's also needed changes to the driver (read: e1000, every
> single time). So from my perspective neither sysfs nor relaxing -stable
> rules slightly would actually help provide support for new hardware,
> but that's clearly limited experience.

e1000 is not a representative sample at all...

Jeff