> --------------------------- > Ping? > What: USB driver API moves to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL > When: February 2008 > Files: include/linux/usb.h, drivers/usb/core/driver.c > Why: The USB subsystem has changed a lot over time, and it has been > possible to create userspace USB drivers using usbfs/libusb/gadgetfs > that operate as fast as the USB bus allows. Because of this, the USB > subsystem will not be allowing closed source kernel drivers to > register with it, after this grace period is over. If anyone needs > any help in converting their closed source drivers over to use the > userspace filesystems, please contact the > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list, and the developers > there will be glad to help you out. > Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This is queued up in my tree to go to Linus, see my previous post on lkml and the linux-usb mailing list about this topic. thanks, greg k-h -- 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/
