[PATCH v2 1/2] gpib: lpvo_usb: fix unintended binding of FTDI 8U232AM devices
From: Johan Hovold
Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 10:24:15 EST
The LPVO USB GPIB adapter apparently uses an FTDI 8U232AM with the
default PID, but this device id is already handled by the ftdi_sio
serial driver.
Stop binding to the default PID to avoid breaking existing setups with
FTDI 8U232AM.
Anyone using this driver should blacklist the ftdi_sio driver and add
the device id manually through sysfs (e.g. using udev rules).
Fixes: fce79512a96a ("staging: gpib: Add LPVO DIY USB GPIB driver")
Fixes: e6ab504633e4 ("staging: gpib: Destage gpib")
Cc: Dave Penkler <dpenkler@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
index 6fc4e3452b88..ee781d2f0b8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib/lpvo_usb_gpib.c
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GPIB driver for LPVO usb devices");
/*
* Table of devices that work with this driver.
*
- * Currently, only one device is known to be used in the
- * lpvo_usb_gpib adapter (FTDI 0403:6001).
+ * Currently, only one device is known to be used in the lpvo_usb_gpib
+ * adapter (FTDI 0403:6001) but as this device id is already handled by the
+ * ftdi_sio USB serial driver the LPVO driver must not bind to it by default.
+ *
* If your adapter uses a different chip, insert a line
* in the following table with proper <Vendor-id>, <Product-id>.
*
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GPIB driver for LPVO usb devices");
*/
static const struct usb_device_id skel_table[] = {
- { USB_DEVICE(0x0403, 0x6001) },
{ } /* Terminating entry */
};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, skel_table);
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2.52.0