USB: serial: cp210x: add Silicon Labs IDs for Windows Update
Quoted 11 lines · Karoly Pados
The way this works is that the chips still come with the standard SiLabs IDs. When the chip is integrated into an end-user product, the product manufacturer has the choice to reprogram the IDs. If they are left on the factory standard setting, the user will have to install drivers manually (go to SiLabs website, search, download, install by hand). Alternatively, the product manufacturer can reprogram the IDs to the "new" ones for Windows Update before shipping it to the customer, in which case Windows will automatically find, download, and install the drivers when plugged in the first time.
More (official) info here: https://www.silabs.com/community/interface/knowledge-base.entry.html/2016/12/30/downloading_cp210xd-ek07
Thanks for the info.
Quoted 3 lines
About the cutoff line: Sorry about that, now I know (first kernel patch for me). It seems you prefer to just adjust the commit message for now, otherwise let me know if you'd like me to resubmit.
Yeah, no worries. I've applied the patch for 4.17-rc with a stable tag now.
Thanks,
Johan
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