> > -   /* if not yet claimed, claim it for the driver */
> > -   dev_warn(&ps->dev->dev, "usbfs: process %d (%s) did not claim interface 
> > %u before use\n",
> > -          current->pid, current->comm, ifnum);
> > -   return claimintf(ps, ifnum);
> > +   return -EINVAL;
> >  }
> >  
> >  static int findintfep(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int ep)
> 
> 
> Um, why?  I think this is there to help with "broken" userspace code
> that was written before we enforced the rules of "you must claim an
> interface before using it."  As such, I don't think we can apply this
> patch.

Unfortunately it also means that there is no pressure to fix the user-space
code.  How about having it say that the autoclaiming is deprecated, and will
be removed at some point?

Ciao,

Duncan.
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