From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
To: Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net>
Cc: Josua Dietze <digidietze@draisberghof.de>,
Stefan Seyfried <stefan.seyfried@googlemail.com>,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
usb-storage@lists.one-eyed-alien.net,
Stefan Seyfried <seife@sphairon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move eject code from zd1211rw to usb-storage
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:29:27 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200912161129.27284.oliver@neukum.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091215180300.GF16426@one-eyed-alien.net>
Am Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2009 19:03:00 schrieb Matthew Dharm:
> > This would break existing systems and thus introduce a regression.
> > We'd need to go through a feature removal process. For the time being
> > I see no alternative to Seife's patch, as we cannot introduce ejection
> > code to another wireless driver and need to support these devices.
>
> The right answer here is neither to move the eject code nor to introduce
> more of it. New devices should be supported via userspace.
Usually I would agree, but in this case the vendor reused IDs.
The legacy kernel space switcher and user space would race.
Regards
Oliver
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-16 10:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-15 12:06 [PATCH] move eject code from zd1211rw to usb-storage Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-15 12:31 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-15 14:01 ` Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-15 14:59 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-15 17:58 ` [usb-storage] " Matthew Dharm
2009-12-15 15:11 ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-15 18:03 ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 10:29 ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
2009-12-16 11:42 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-16 18:03 ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 19:50 ` Dan Williams
2009-12-16 19:52 ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-17 13:02 ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-17 13:33 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-17 14:36 ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-17 18:21 ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 10:49 ` Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-16 11:22 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-16 12:14 ` Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-16 14:05 ` John W. Linville
2009-12-16 16:47 ` Dan Williams
2009-12-16 19:12 ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 11:23 ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-17 10:41 ` [usb-storage] " Daniel Drake
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