Re: Why do we need usb_modeswitch?

Greg KH <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.hotplug.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 09:24:49AM +0530, Suresh Kumar N. wrote:
> 
> Please let me know -
> 1. Why do we need usb_modeswitch?

Why do you think we do not?

> 2. In case usb_modeswitch is used to just convert USB device to Serial
> or Ethernet device (as per my understanding), then why not enumerate
> the device as Serial or Ethernet device itself?

Have you looked at the devices that need this program to be run?  I
think if you look at the USB descriptors of them, you will answer
question #1 yourself :)

Hope this helps,

greg k-h
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