Re: [BUG?] hid-core.c: hid->name = dev->manufacturer + dev->product... why not + dev->serial?

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 01:42:20PM +0100, Melchior FRANZ wrote:
> 
> > Nevertheless serials are exported in sysfs ('uniq' attribute). Also udev
> > can give persistent names device nodes based on physocal connection,
> > serial numbers, etc.
> 
> It's not much fun to use all sorts of additional Linux specific interfaces,
> because the responsible one doesn't do its job.
> 

Have you considered the fact that maybe you not using the
right interface? The legacy joystick interface (with all its warts like
"replaying" the button state, in-kernel scaling and defuzzing, etc.) is
not what I would think a good general-purpose data acquisition
interface.

FWIW evdev does provide access to serial numbers (EVIOCGUNIQ) but even
that in my opinion is not the proper interface, for the reasons I
mentioned in my previous email.

You need to work with guys at linux-iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (which stands
for Industrial I/O which is exactly what you are working with).

-- 
Dmitry
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