Matthew Dharm wrote: > On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 09:14:47AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > >> Am Donnerstag, 29. November 2007 09:01:49 schrieb Pete Zaitcev: >> >>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:44:38 +0100, Oliver Neukum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> 3. Make sure usbcore doesn't probe the devices in the wrong mode with the >>>> option driver >>>> >>> This fixes duplication. And to take it further, why don't we turn this >>> idea around and let usb-storage fail to attach with some "ignore" quirk? >>> I suspect that someone put the initializer into usb-storage in order >>> to let the generic usb serial to work, but this simply was a bad idea. >>> >> Yes, you are right. That's the correct approach. >> > > Changing the unusual_devs.h flag to IGNORE_DEVICE should accomplish what > you want. > If the IGNORE_DEVICE flag is set, access to the device's virtual-cd is no longer possible, and might not be the correct approach. Just as an example, one of my country's ISP has an ini file on it, with quite relevant information: Dial number, login, password and APN. Of course that, all of this information could be obtained with a simple phone call to that ISP.
Just to remember that that specific flag was one SET and, was removed, in part, because of what I state. Of course we aim at perfection but, if the benefits are only for a few situations and, will cause all this problems for all other, perhaps the reinsert of that flag would be a positive action. Regards, Rui Santos > Matt > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
