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+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * 	Jérôme Duval
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "usbdevs.h"
+#include "usbdevs_data.h"
+
+void
+usb_get_vendor_info(uint16 vendorID, const char **vendorName)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; usb_knowndevs[i].vendor != 0; i++) {
+		if (usb_knowndevs[i].vendor == vendorID) {
+			*vendorName = usb_knowndevs[i].vendorname;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	*vendorName = NULL;
+}
+
+
+void
+usb_get_vendor_device_info(uint16 vendorID, uint16 deviceID, const char **vendorName, const char **deviceName)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; usb_knowndevs[i].vendor != 0; i++) {
+		if (usb_knowndevs[i].vendor == vendorID
+			&& usb_knowndevs[i].product == deviceID
+			&& usb_knowndevs[i].flags != USB_KNOWNDEV_NOPROD) {
+			*deviceName = usb_knowndevs[i].productname;
+			*vendorName = usb_knowndevs[i].vendorname;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	*vendorName = NULL;
+	*deviceName = NULL;
+}