Re: [PATCH v2] usb: Un-deprecate -usbdevice (except for -usbdevice audio which gets removed)

[Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>]

On 10/03/2021 11.02, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 05:50:35PM +0100, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> When trying to remove the -usbdevice option, there were complaints that
>> "-usbdevice braille" is still a very useful shortcut for some people.
>> Thus we never remove this option. Since it's not such a big burden to
>> keep it around, and it's also convenient in the sense that you don't
>> have to worry to enable a host controller explicitly with this option,
>> we should remove it from he deprecation list again, and rather properly
>> document the possible device for this option instead.
>>
>> However, there is one exception: "-usbdevice audio" should go away, since
>> audio devices without "audiodev=..." parameter are also on the deprecation
>> list and you cannot use "-usbdevice audio" with "audiodev".
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> 
> Want me pick this up or send a pull yourself?

Yes, please take it through your USB branch (with or without the 
modification that Paolo suggested, I don't mind).

  Thanks,
   Thomas