On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 12:44:08PM -0400, Dan Streetman wrote: > There is a problem in 2.6 with the mount options for usbfs/usbdevfs, > they are ignored. This is becuase the "remount" function isn't > extended to re-parse the options and update the nodes. I have a patch > for this, but while writing it I noticed that while usbfs and usbdevfs > are different filesystems, they share the same options (devmode, > devuid, listuid, etc). So having usbfs mounted with one set of > options and usbdevfs with another isn't possible. Is it time to just > get rid of usbdevfs? If not, should the mount options apply to both > filesystems the same or should the options be seperated into usbfs and > usbdevfs options? I wanted to discuss a bit before submitting the > patch.
I will delete the usbdevfs stuff when 2.7 opens up. We have to keep that file system name until then, due to backwards compatibility issues. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
