Re: [PATCH][RFC][ModemManager] udev rules: port to hwdb where applicable

[Aleksander Morgado <aleksander lanedo com>]

> it would be interesting if we could make this more generic and not just ModemManager specific. If we could 
> create proper hwdb that can be both used by oFono and ModemManager, then we could gain something here. In 
> addition they could be just merged into systemd directly.

We already thought of merging some of the rules in systemd; but just
those which would let systemd decide whether a given device is a modem
or not (i.e. whitelists and blacklists). This would allow us to use
systemd's on-hardware activation so that MM is started only when
required; see bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=703039. ofono can also
probably benefit from those rules I guess.

But for plugin-specific rules, e.g. port type tags and such, I wouldn't
add them to systemd; it's information that systemd won't use for anything.

-- 
Aleksander