Stefan Seyfried schrieb:
> But given that there is already an "option_zero_cd" parameter in
usb-storage, it should be easy to massage this into a general "do not
eject virtual installer media" flag so that people are still able to
get the windows driver files off their devices should they need to do
so.
I'd like to see these devices removed from unusual_devs.h.
I'd like them to work with one driver, not two (one in kernel and one
in userspace).
The more basic arguments that prevailed at the last time such an
"eject" command was being considered for inclusion into usb-storage
were:
1. Userspace can obviously react a lot quicker than kernel space to
new or changed devices popping up.
2. Userspace works with older kernels immediately.
That's a fundamental difference in opinions, and I fear I'm not the one
who is going to decice how this will be handled ;)
Neither am I. But the number of known mode-switching USB devices is
now at around 50. New ones are arriving by the month or even week.
A decision to handle *all of them* in usb-storage would lead to the
disadvantages pointed out.
A decision to handle just *some of them* can hardly be made
plausible if there are no immediate technical reasons.
Oh, and in most cases (including your suggestion) there *are*
already two drivers necessary to make these devices work,
independent of where the switching is happening ...
Have fun,
You too!
Josh
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