Re: [PATCH] USB: introduce urb->core_status field

On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 05:12:05PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> This patch (as926) replaces urb->status with urb->core_status, in an
> attempt to help prevent drivers from abusing the API by polling
> urb->status.  The original field remains for use by drivers, but it
> isn't set until an URB is about to be handed to its completion
> routine.

Hm, is there any way to keep this from being in the urb entirely?
Shouldn't this be an internal-to-the hcd type thing?

I say this as I worry people will just start using core_status instead
of status when we remove the status field.

thanks,

greg k-h

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