Am Samstag, 4. Oktober 2003 18:09 schrieb David Brownell:
> Oliver Neukum wrote:
> >
> > this ioctl calls usb_unbind_interface() directly. It seems to me that this
> > will make the driver model's view inconsistent.
>
> How?
I was under the impression that driverfs keeps records of associations
of drivers and devices. Doesn't it?
> > IMHO this ioctl, is a layering violation and should be replaced in
> > driverfs.
>
> It's not a layering violation to let user-mode software override
> policies defaulted by the kernel ... like the policy overridden by
> this ioctl, giving kernel drivers priority over user-mode drivers.
You are right. But the issue is in no way specific to USB.
I have no problem with the syscall as such, but I think it
should be in driverfs, not usbfs.
Regards
Oliver
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