Hi Niko,
On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 12:51 PM <niko.mauno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Niko Mauno <niko.mauno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Make the default USB device authorization mode configurable at build
> time. This is useful for systems that require a mode that is stricter
> than the standard setting, as it avoids relying on the kernel command
> line being properly set.
>
> Signed-off-by: Niko Mauno <niko.mauno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks for your patch, which is now commit bec7e43b162c5879
("usb: core: Make default authorization mode configurable")
in usb/usb-next.
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
> @@ -116,3 +116,20 @@ config USB_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY
> The default value Linux has always had is 2 seconds. Change
> this value if you want a different delay and cannot modify
> the command line or module parameter.
> +
> +config USB_DEFAULT_AUTHORIZATION_MODE
> + int "Default authorization mode for USB devices"
> + range 0 2
> + default 1
> + depends on USB
> + help
> + Select the default USB device authorization mode. Can be overridden
> + with usbcore.authorized_default command line or module parameter.
> +
> + The available values have the following meanings:
> + 0 is unauthorized for all devices
> + 1 is authorized for all devices (default)
> + 2 is authorized for internal devices
> +
> + If the default value is too permissive but you are unsure which mode
> + to use, say 2.
I'm sorry, but I don't have any clue about what to answer to this question.
Usually, you are (or are not) authorized to do _something_, but the
/something/ is not mentioned at all here.
Can you please make this a bit more clear?
Thanks!
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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