Am Montag, 29. Juni 2009 17:10:29 schrieb Alan Cox: > 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 ? If you wish to give them access to the hub device, why not? That's a user space problem. Regards Oliver -- 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
