On 01/04/11 00:13, Yojiro UO wrote: > as the ugen(4) is too flexible (and unsafe) than other usb device drivers, > i don't like this work to extend ugen(4)'s area. > > I know many userland applications which supports multiple platform using > ugen type interface (because they usually use libusb or ugen apis), but > it is no reason to support them without considerations.
Here is one very strong consideration: Inasmuch as this change makes at least some MFC devices just work with CUPS and xsane, for normal users, without having to e.g., build a custom kernel, I am in favor of it, unless there is a *specific* risk to other drivers.