Re: [PATCH] USB: misc: Add N-trig firmware driver

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Oct 06 2010 - 10:13:31 EST


On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 04:47:24AM +0000, Micki Balanga wrote:
> > Why does it have to be a driver at all? Why can't you just use libusb
> > or usbfs to implement this?
>
> The driver is used for several debug applications we use and libusb or
> usbfs caused us several problem.

What were those problems? Did you report them so we can get them fixed?

> we also run on several platform. The user space application which
> communicate with the driver is common for several OS.

Then it would make more sense to use libusb, which works on all
platforms, right?

thanks,

greg k-h
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