Gavin Atkinson wrote:
On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 21:21 -0800, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
* Maxim Sobolev <[email protected]> [090206 01:50] wrote:
Alfred Perlstein wrote:
- Update GENERIC to use usb2 device names.
Wasn't there a plan to rename usb2 devices to match oldusb names (where
applicable) once oldusb had been killed? I don't see it in the list.
Probably, although coming from the other side as a user I find it pretty
annoying when there's somewhat gratuitous changes to the kernel config
files that I don't really care about that cause my kernels to break.
The vast majority of our users do not run -CURRENT, and so haven't had
to change config files yet.
One day, those users will be migrating from 7.x to 8.x, and shouldn't
need to change their kernel config for a "somewhat gratuitous change".
Your argument only works if people had already had to change their
config files once (usb -> usb2), and that by renaming these back they
will have to change their kernel config back. Only people running
-CURRENT will end up having to do this twice (or indeed at all) if the
rename takes place, end users will not need to do it at all.
Basically, calling it usb2 isn't as bad as renaming it back to "usb"
as it's less disruptive in my book.
Again, I disagree.
I agree with your comments. And, as I've said previously, any name
changes from usb1 will require _all_ documentation (manual pages,
handbook, etc) to change; not a good idea.
Sam
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