Re: [PATCH RESEND (1-3)/4] Add usb interface authorization

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Am Dienstag, den 09.06.2015, 07:49 -0700 schrieb Greg KH:
> On Tue, Jun 09, 2015 at 03:48:47PM +0200, Stefan Koch wrote:
> > Am Montag, den 08.06.2015, 07:40 -0700 schrieb Greg KH:
> > > On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 03:24:26PM +0200, Stefan Koch wrote:
> > > > Hi
> > > > 
> > > > This is a patch that introduces an interface authorization for USB devices.
> > > > 
> > > > The kernel supports already a device authorization bacause of wireless USB.
> > > > 
> > > > But the new interface authorization allows to enable or disable individual interfaces per bitmask instead allow or deny a whole device.
> > > > 
> > > > As example you can allow the interface for a TV signal from a USB TV card, but deny a HID for the remote control.
> > > > 
> > > > This was added against BadUSB attacks. Refer to: https://srlabs.de/badusb/
> > > > 
> > > > The interface authorization is used by an usb firewall named "usbauth".
> > > > The code and binaries for openSUSE 13.2 can be found here: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:skoch_suse
> > > > 
> > > > The patch was tested with Linux 4.1-rc3. The functionality is oriented at existing kernel code like usb_set_configuration(), the device authorization, etc.
> > > > 
> > > > If the interface authorization is not used, the kernel behavior is the same as without the patch.
> > > > 
> > > > Best regards
> > > > 
> > > > Stefan Koch
> > > 
> > > Care to resend this in a format that it could be applied in (i.e. broken
> > > up into logical chunks with the proper Signed-off-by: lines)?
> > > 
> > > As this is, there's nothing we can do with it.
> > > 
> > > thanks,
> > > 
> > > greg k-h
> > 
> > Hi
> > 
> > I think whitespaces should be ok now. I have tested now three mail
> > clients...
> > 
> > This patch series enables the interface authorization. The description
> > is improved now. Is the series correct now?
> 
> I need these in a one-patch-per-email format, with the subject fixed up.
> These need to be in a format where I don't have to edit anything in the
> email by hand in order to apply them, that hasn't happened yet :(
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Do you mean this should like the patches 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 with the wrong
whitspaces?

Should the patch mail not include any text like Hi and thanks and so on?

Thanks

Stefan


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