> This sounds like a good idea to me. However I'm not so sure about the > character device approach. There already is a device file for each hub, > and the hub driver supports an ioctl to retrieve information about which > device is attached to which port.
This is the second request I've seen in the past couple days to have a "kernel driver" to allow this. I'm unclear on why that would be better than for example a usermode program to do that using existing usbfs facilities to say to the hub driver "please turn that port off". It should be easy to morph the current "lsusb" code into a tool that can power off individual ports, for hubs that support that ... - dave ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
