On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 11:34:05PM +0200, Michael Opdenacker wrote: > Hi, > > I'm wondering why there is no include/linux/usb_ids.h (or > include/linux/usb/ids.h) file in the same way there is a > include/linux/pci_ids.h for PCI.
Because that way lies madness, we have learned from our mistakes and do not want to repeat them again :) It turns out that the pci_ids file isn't a good idea, it's a merge mess, and only really works when you have ids that are shared across different drivers. In the end, that is a very small number, and it's just not worth the time and effort to do this in a centralized way. Hope this helps explain things, if you want more details, dig into the linux usb mailing list about 10-15 years ago when this decision was made. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
