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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix nomenclature for USB and PCI wireless devices
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To:     Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:29:57 +0200
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On Wed, 2023-08-09 at 10:05 -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 02:16:48PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 08:44:48PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > > A mouse that uses a USB connection is called a "USB mouse" device (or
> > > "USB mouse" for short), not a "mouse USB" device.  By analogy, a WiFi
> > > adapter that connects to the host computer via USB is a "USB wireless=
"
> > > device, not a "wireless USB" device.  (The latter term more properly
> > > refers to a defunct Wireless USB specification, which described a
> > > technology for sending USB protocol messages over an ultra wideband
> > > radio link.)
> > >=20
> > > Similarly for a WiFi adapter card that plugs into a PCIe slot: It is =
a
> > > "PCIe wireless" device, not a "wireless PCIe" device.
> > >=20
> > > Rephrase the text in the kernel source where the word ordering is
> > > wrong.
> > >=20
> > > Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
> >=20
> > Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
>=20
> Can you accept this patch, or should I ask Johannes Berg or Kalle Valo=
=20
> to merge it through the wireless subsystem?
>=20

Given that it touches pretty much only wireless drivers, I guess we
should take it? For -next, though, so since Kalle usually takes drivers
I'll wait for him to get back.

But the potential for conflicts seems low too, so I guess either way is
fine.

johannes