If the device is functional with that driver after the patch is applied that patch should probabally be pushed upstream for review. The maintainer for that seems to be as below:
M: Mattia Dongili <[email protected]> L: [email protected] ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692059 Title: missing device id for Gobi 2000 in HP mini 5103 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
