On Mon, May 13, 2002, David Brownell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We _have_ that protection because only device drivers that > > > claim an interface, perhaps via probe(), are allowed to use > > > that device. To repeat: the protection doesn't need to be > > > explicit in the driver programming interfaces. > > > > > > On the other hand, usbdevfs doesn't necessarily bother to > > > claim interfaces when it makes control calls. Since that's > > > internal to usbcore, I don't think that undermines my point. > > > It's already got its fingers in lots of places "real drivers" > > > aren't allowed to go. > > > > Actually, it does undermine your point. To make it work we need > > reference counting. > > Not in the _device driver_ programming interface though, just > internal to the usbcore code (which includes usbfs). > > Yes, I said that already.
Gotcha. While I don't think we should make device driver programming more complicated that it needs to be, especially for the common case, I don't see why we should let device drivers access to reference counting if they want to. JE _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
