Re: [RFC] libusb / in-kernel usb driver criteria

2008-01-11 Thread David Brownell
> > > So, to get the ball rolling, here are some factors that IMHO > > > help decide in which side to implement a driver: > > > > > > - if the driver ties a hardware device to an existing > > >in-kernel interface (network, block, serial, bluetooth, > > >video4linux, etc.), it should probab

Re: [RFC] libusb / in-kernel usb driver criteria

2008-01-11 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 03:08:55PM -0800, mgross wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 07:59:15PM +, Paulo Marques wrote: > > Xiaofan Chen wrote: > >> On Dec 30, 2007 11:53 AM, mgross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> [...] > >>> What is the linux-usb policies on new drivers that could be > >>> imple

Re: [RFC] libusb / in-kernel usb driver criteria (was: USB driver for talking to the Microchip PIC18 boot loader)

2008-01-03 Thread mgross
On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 07:59:15PM +, Paulo Marques wrote: > Xiaofan Chen wrote: >> On Dec 30, 2007 11:53 AM, mgross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> [...] >>> What is the linux-usb policies on new drivers that could be >>> implemented in user space? When does a kernel driver make sense over >>>

Re: [RFC] libusb / in-kernel usb driver criteria (was: USB driver for talking to the Microchip PIC18 boot loader)

2008-01-02 Thread Paulo Marques
Xiaofan Chen wrote: On Dec 30, 2007 11:53 AM, mgross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] What is the linux-usb policies on new drivers that could be implemented in user space? When does a kernel driver make sense over a libusb one? That would be interesting to know. I myself have been faced wi