Re: RFC: Platform data for onboard USB assets

[Andy Green]

On 03/11/2011 04:36 PM, Somebody in the thread at some point said:

> > Is it true that for on-board devices, it can sometimes be legitimate
> > and useful to be able to deliver platform_data from the board file
> > through to stuff on a USB bus, same as you would for memory mapped,
> > I2C, other busses?
> >
> > Or is that it since it is USB, it can never be useful or legitimate,
> > no matter what different kind of wired-up on-board USB device it is,
> > to have the board definition file configure the driver for that
> > instantiation?
>
> Since it is USB, it is always discoverable, so it doesn't make any sense
> to have this type of thing.
>
> And since your only example was a network device, I think you proved
> your point :)

Well, thanks for the clear answer ^^

Have a nice weekend.

-Andy
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