Re: [PATCH] [4th RESEND] Remove logic error in /Documentation/devices.txt

From: Oleg Verych
Date: Sun Oct 22 2006 - 08:32:48 EST


On 2006-10-22, Marcus Fischer wrote:
> Hello all,

Hallo, Marcus.

> can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong with this commit?
> I'm lacking experience, but I thought I understood the process correct.

Yes. I think there is an error with numbering of devices set. And your
effort to fix it appreciated.

> Please send me some feedback that I can rework/modify the patch if required.
[]
> PS: Please CC me, I'm not on this list.

Add yourself there, you'll have a copy to check your patch again, or
carefully construct "Mail-Followup-To" header.

Also. If you've read top of devices.txt, you must have read about name and
e-mail of the current maintainer of that file (i've added him).
Finally one may think, this is a trivial fix, so <trivial@xxxxxxxxxx>
can be e-mailed also.

> commit 51f3fe947923f6e775031cc1d538de6cf06ec77d
> Author: Marcus Fischer <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri Sep 29 23:50:01 2006 +0200
>
> I found an logic error in the following commit:
>
> author Steven Haigh <netwiz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:42:06 +0000 (07:42 +1000)
> committer Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
> Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:58:59 +0000 (11:58 -0700)
> commit 03270634e242dd10cc8569d31a00659d25b2b8e7
> tree 8f4665eb7b17386e733fcdc7d02e87c4a1592550
> parent 8ac283ad415358f022498887811c35ac656b5222
>
> Documentation/devices.txt may either say
> ../adutux10 11th OntrackADU device or
> ../adutux9 10th Ontrack ADU device.
>
> Anyway, the original one makes no sense:
>
> + 67 = /dev/usb/adutux0 1st Ontrak ADU device
> + ...
> + 76 = /dev/usb/adutux10 10th Ontrak ADU device
>
> This patch removes the logic error.
>
> However, I saw that MAX_DEVICES is 16.
> Thus, shouldn't this docu then say:
> "81 = /dev/usb/adutux15 16th Ontrack ADU device" ?
>
> Best,
> Marcus
>
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Marcus Fischer <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

I think format of the patch isn't like suggested in "tpp", please care
to give a short view to it:
<http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/tpp.txt>

and if you're using git, adjust git's tools to generate needed form of a
patch.


> diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
> index addc67b..37efae8 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devices.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
> @@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
> 66 = /dev/usb/cpad0 Synaptics cPad (mouse/LCD)
> 67 = /dev/usb/adutux0 1st Ontrak ADU device
> ...
> - 76 = /dev/usb/adutux10 10th Ontrak ADU device
> + 76 = /dev/usb/adutux9 10th Ontrak ADU device
> 96 = /dev/usb/hiddev0 1st USB HID device
> ...
> 111 = /dev/usb/hiddev15 16th USB HID device

Good luck.
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