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From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
To: Josua Dietze <digidietze@draisberghof.de>
Cc: Stefan Seyfried <stefan.seyfried@googlemail.com>,
	linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	usb-storage@lists.one-eyed-alien.net,
	Stefan Seyfried <seife@sphairon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move eject code from zd1211rw to usb-storage
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:11:08 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200912151611.08576.oliver@neukum.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B278191.1010009@draisberghof.de>

Am Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2009 13:31:13 schrieb Josua Dietze:
> Stefan Seyfried schrieb:
> 
> > The USB ID claimed by zd1211rw for the fake storage device is
> > also in use by other, non-zd1211rw devices (Sphairon Homelink
> > 1202). Move the eject of these devices to where it belongs and
> > where all the needed infrastructure already exists: usb-storage.
> 
> 
> We can do the eject (as other mode switches) in userspace. Previous 
> discussions pointed into that direction.
> 
> And there is always the question of being able to access the "fake 
> CD-ROM" without hacking the kernel.
> 
> I'd like to see these devices removed from unusual_devs.h.

This would break existing systems and thus introduce a regression.
We'd need to go through a feature removal process. For the time being
I see no alternative to Seife's patch, as we cannot introduce ejection
code to another wireless driver and need to support these devices.

	Regards
		Oliver

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-12-15 15:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-15 12:06 Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-15 12:31 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-15 14:01   ` Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-15 14:59     ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-15 17:58       ` [usb-storage] " Matthew Dharm
2009-12-15 15:11   ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
2009-12-15 18:03     ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 10:29       ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-16 11:42         ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-16 18:03         ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 19:50           ` Dan Williams
2009-12-16 19:52             ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-17 13:02               ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-17 13:33                 ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-17 14:36                   ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-17 15:22                     ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-17 18:21                 ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 10:49       ` Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-16 11:22         ` Josua Dietze
2009-12-16 12:14           ` Stefan Seyfried
2009-12-16 14:05             ` John W. Linville
2009-12-16 16:47             ` Dan Williams
2009-12-16 19:12               ` Matthew Dharm
2009-12-16 11:23         ` Oliver Neukum
2009-12-17 10:41   ` [usb-storage] " Daniel Drake

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