[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH 2/2] kernel: kmod-usb-net-pl: Add support for PL-27A1

[Bjørn Mork]

Roman Spychała <roed at onet.eu> writes:

> diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/870-usb-plusb-Add-support-for-PL-27A1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/870-usb-plusb-Add-support-for-PL-27A1.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..794a861993
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/870-usb-plusb-Add-support-for-PL-27A1.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
> +From 07ddf5fce9dae47ced9f04653075021301052c99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: =?UTF-8?q?Roman=20Spycha=C5=82a?= <roed at onet.eu>
> +Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:40:14 +0200
> +Subject: [PATCH] usb: plusb: Add support for PL-27A1
> +MIME-Version: 1.0
> +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> +Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> +
> +This patch adds support for the PL-27A1 by adding the appropriate
> +USB ID's. This chip is used in the goobay Active USB 3.0 Data Link
> +and Unitek Y-3501 cables.

Why do we need LEDE patches for new device IDs?  There is nothing LEDE
specific about this. Surely it can be handled through the normal stable
kernel updates?


Bjørn