Currently applications for devices which only are accessed from userspace can use claim / release interface to make sure they don't get in each others way. The same however does not work for applications which first need to detach a "native" / in kernel driver, as this detach will not only detach native drivers but also the usbfs driver, thus stealing the device from another userspace / libusb app.
This patch fixes libusb_detach_kernel_driver to only detach "real" kernel drivers and not the special usbfs driver used for userspace access to USB devices. If the usbfs driver is found LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND will be returned to indicate no driver was detached. Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdego...@redhat.com> --- libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c b/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c index dad7536..eee4967 100644 --- a/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c +++ b/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.c @@ -1522,12 +1522,18 @@ static int op_detach_kernel_driver(struct libusb_device_handle *handle, { int fd = _device_handle_priv(handle)->fd; struct usbfs_ioctl command; + struct usbfs_getdriver getdrv; int r; command.ifno = interface; command.ioctl_code = IOCTL_USBFS_DISCONNECT; command.data = NULL; + getdrv.interface = interface; + r = ioctl(fd, IOCTL_USBFS_GETDRIVER, &getdrv); + if (r == 0 && strcmp(getdrv.driver, "usbfs") == 0) + return LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND; + r = ioctl(fd, IOCTL_USBFS_IOCTL, &command); if (r) { if (errno == ENODATA) -- 1.7.11.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ libusbx-devel mailing list libusbx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libusbx-devel