linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmc: core: Add a capability for disabling mmc cards

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Date:	Tue, 14 May 2013 12:50:40 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Johan Rudholm <johan.rudholm@...ricsson.com>,
	Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@...sung.com>,
	Konstantin Dorfman <kdorfman@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc: core: Add a capability for disabling mmc cards

On Tue, 14 May 2013, Chris Ball wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, May 14 2013, Adam Lee wrote:
> > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 03:38:17PM +0800, Adam Lee wrote:
> >> On some systems we need a way to disable MMC card support in a MMC/SD
> >> card slot due to the legal concern.
> >> 
> >> Add support in the core SD/MMC code to support this.
> >
> > CC more addresses.
> >
> > Yes, this capability seems odd, but linux computer vendors need this to
> > avoid legal problems. Please review, thanks.
> 
> This has already been NACKed by Nicolas:
> 
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/1359121/
> 
> (At least, I think it has -- your forward doesn't include the patch
> itself.)

I certainly did.  Technical amputations driven by legal stupidities 
don't belong in the mainline kernel.


Nicolas
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