Re:Re: Re: Re: Re: [PATCH] [V2,1/1]USB: serial: option: add Foxconn T77W175 composition 0x901d

From: Slark Xiao
Date: Tue Aug 17 2021 - 02:51:59 EST


















At 2021-08-17 14:33:48, "Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 10:27:05AM +0800, Slark Xiao wrote:
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>>> At 2021-08-16 19:17:11, "Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 05:25:20PM +0800, Slark Xiao wrote:
>> >> At 2021-08-16 17:20:59, "Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 05:17:00PM +0800, Slark Xiao wrote:
>> >> >> So should I use USB_DEVICE_INTERFACE_NUMBER(QUALCOMM_VENDOR_ID, 0x901d, 0x00) to bind Diag port only?
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>> >> >Why is this device using the QUALCOMM vendor id anyway? Is this allowed
>> >> >by Qualcomm?
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>> >> >thanks,
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>> >> >greg k-h
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>> >> Hi Greg,
>> >> Our product are designed based on Qualcomm SDX55 platform. So it still support Qualcomm vendor ID.
>> >> I think there is no infringement about this ID combo.
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>> >Do you have permission from Qualcomm to use their vendor id? I know
>> >some vendors get very upset about this...
>> >
>> >Why not use your own vendor id?
>> >
>> >thanks,
>> >
>> >greg k-h
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>> Hi Greg,
>> As Qualcomm mainly provide service to their customer, like Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Quectel, Foxconn, Sierra and so on, so I believe all available VID/PIDs are allowed to use.
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>That is not how USB VIDs work, sorry. Please get approval from the
>company whose VID you wish to use, otherwise they will be using it
>themselves for their own devices, and you will have a collision.
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>thanks,
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>greg k-h

Hi Greg,
I am checking this with Qualcomm side now. I will update the result once I get it.
Thank you for your advice.