On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:39:36 +0000 David Laight David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >From: Anatolij Gustschin >> Sent: 19 July 2017 14:30 >... >> >Stupid question, I know, but I cannot help thinking: If you have an >> >EEPROM then why the h... don't you use an application specific device >> >ID? >> >> It would make sense for adapter devices that you can buy and plug. >> In my particular case the configuration device with FTDI chips is >> internal part of embedded board, the configuration interface is >> never exposed to end users. I doesn't make sense to register an >> ID for such hardware. > >Sounds like you should absolutely be registering an ID so that >nothing can try to use it using the default one. The intended usage can already be enforced by rejecting not signed bootloader/kernel/firmware. Anatolij -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
