On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Alan Cox wrote: > 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 ? Users can do that already by detaching the kernel's hub driver from a hub device. This patch doesn't make the system any less secure than it already is. Alan Stern -- 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
