Return-path: Received: from smtp-out002.kontent.com ([81.88.40.216]:42320 "EHLO smtp-out002.kontent.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755288AbZLPK3N (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:29:13 -0500 From: Oliver Neukum To: Matthew Dharm Subject: Re: [PATCH] move eject code from zd1211rw to usb-storage Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:29:27 +0100 Cc: Josua Dietze , Stefan Seyfried , linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, usb-storage@lists.one-eyed-alien.net, Stefan Seyfried References: <1260878800-14691-1-git-send-email-stefan.seyfried@googlemail.com> <200912151611.08576.oliver@neukum.org> <20091215180300.GF16426@one-eyed-alien.net> In-Reply-To: <20091215180300.GF16426@one-eyed-alien.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Message-Id: <200912161129.27284.oliver@neukum.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Am Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2009 19:03:00 schrieb Matthew Dharm: > > This would break existing systems and thus introduce a regression. > > We'd need to go through a feature removal process. For the time being > > I see no alternative to Seife's patch, as we cannot introduce ejection > > code to another wireless driver and need to support these devices. > > The right answer here is neither to move the eject code nor to introduce > more of it. New devices should be supported via userspace. Usually I would agree, but in this case the vendor reused IDs. The legacy kernel space switcher and user space would race. Regards Oliver