On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:56:54 -0400 (EDT) Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This patch (as1258) implements a feature that users have been asking > for: It gives programs the ability to "claim" a port on a hub, via a > new usbfs ioctl. A device plugged into a "claimed" port will not be > touched by the kernel beyond the immediate necessities of > initialization and enumeration. I see no auth checks in this - presumably end users shouldn't be able to go around nuking ports ? -- 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
