Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261239AbVEFOSu (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 10:18:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261235AbVEFOQ3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 10:16:29 -0400 Received: from [85.8.12.41] ([85.8.12.41]:40613 "EHLO smtp.drzeus.cx") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261229AbVEFOPc (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 10:15:32 -0400 Message-ID: <427B7BEA.5050808@drzeus.cx> Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 16:15:06 +0200 From: Pierre Ossman User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-1.3.2 (X11/20050324) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: LKML CC: Russell King , Linus Torvalds , Ian Molton , Richard Purdie Subject: Re: [PATCH][MMC] Secure Digital (SD) support References: <422701A0.8030408@drzeus.cx> <20050305113730.B26541@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <4229A4B4.1000208@drzeus.cx> <20050305124420.A342@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <4229B847.5050301@drzeus.cx> In-Reply-To: <4229B847.5050301@drzeus.cx> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.90.1.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1413 Lines: 37 Pierre Ossman wrote: > Russell King wrote: > >> We'll also need to run this by Linus first, explaining why you believe >> it's now ok to merge this. (Added Linus...) >> > > It was also pointed out in the previous thread by myself, Alan Cox and > Ian Molton that SD specs have been publically available from different > companies for quite some time. As such it is difficult for anyone to > claim that these are secret and can be regulated by a NDA. The only part > that hasn't been found in the wild is the spec for the 'secure' parts of > the cards. But that also means that it isn't included in this patch so > it shouldn't pose a problem. > This issue doesn't seem to reach any kind of resolution so I figured I'd take a poke at the people responsible. :) Just to back up the claim that the specs are in the open here are some links: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Secure+Digital+Card%22+%22Product+Manual%22+site%3Asandisk.com&btnG=Google+Search Which gives you several PDF:s with enough information to implement a SD host. The one I've been using is: http://www.sandisk.com/download/Product%20Manuals/Product%20ManualSDCardv1.7.pdf Rgds Pierre - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/