Re: [PATCH 5/6] USB: make hub driver's release more robust

Am Dienstag, 10. April 2007 11:05 schrieb David Brownell:
> On Monday 09 April 2007 7:50 am, Alan Stern wrote:
> 
> >  void usb_kick_khubd(struct usb_device *hdev)
> >  {
> > +	/* FIXME: What if hdev isn't bound to the hub driver? */
> 
> We should just disallow that.  There's no reason for us to risk
> the integrity of USB framework by letting any other driver manage
> all the essential transitions that the hub driver handles...

Indeed, yes. At least require HARDWARE priviledges and ignore the issue
afterwards.

	Regards
		Oliver

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