On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:31 AM, Hans Petter Selasky <hsela...@c2i.net> wrote: > On Wednesday 02 May 2012 21:15:27 Tim Roberts wrote: >> Hans Petter Selasky wrote: >> > Why Microsoft can't use the BSD or Linux USB stack then, which supports >> > all of this. Sounds like very bad internal USB design to me! >> >> Oh, please. The Microsoft internal USB design is fine, and kernel >> drivers can do ALL of the things in that post. The restrictions >> mentioned in that list apply to WinUSB, which is the user-mode wrapper. > > In the answers from the Microsoft guy, there were some arguments about > security. Many kind of device drivers could have been made more secure by > moving out of the kernel, for example webcam drivers, which is a class of > devices which are especially using a lot of isochronous endpoints. The use > case is there for sure, but probably nobody saw it.
I've seen many arguments about user space driver versus kernel space driver but I do not sell a very clear conclusions, for example on the webcam drivers. I see that Linux and Windows use kernel space driver for them. Do you think libusb based user space driver is good for USB Webcam? -- Xiaofan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ libusbx-devel mailing list libusbx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libusbx-devel
