On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Hans de Goede <hdego...@redhat.com> wrote: > Currently applications for devices which only are accessed from > userspace can use claim / release interface to make sure they > don't get in each others way. The same however does not work > for applications which first need to detach > a "native" / in kernel driver, as this detach will not only detach native > drivers but also the usbfs driver, thus stealing the device from another > userspace / libusb app. > > This patch fixes libusb_detach_kernel_driver to only detach "real" kernel > drivers and not the special usbfs driver used for userspace access to > USB devices. If the usbfs driver is found LIBUSB_ERROR_BUSY will be > returned.
Hmm, what if no other applications are using the device and usbfs is attached to the device? In that case, there should be no error. Related ticket: https://github.com/libusbx/libusbx/issues/20 https://github.com/libusbx/libusbx/issues/17 -- 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
