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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/1] ioctl to disallow detaching kernel USB drivers
From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:08:48 +0100
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On Fri, 2015-11-27 at 18:39 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> Yes, it's tough, I know, good luck.
> 
> Also deal with multiple devices, busses that are ordered differently
> depending on the phase of the moon, and other fun things with dynamic
> devices and ioctls.  It's a loosing battle :)

IMHO the fundamental problem is using one device node per device.
And I think it should be tackled. Yet I have no idea how to do
this in a compatible manner.

	Regards
		Oliver


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