linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/6] [RFC] Add MMC Password Protection (lock/unlock) support V5

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Message-ID: <20061023164422.GB24471@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:44:22 +0100
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
Cc:	Carlos Aguiar <carlos.aguiar@...t.org.br>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap-open-source@...ux.omap.com,
	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, ilias.biris@...t.org.br
Subject: Re: [patch 0/6] [RFC] Add MMC Password Protection (lock/unlock) support V5

On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 08:03:31AM +0200, Pierre Ossman wrote:
> Carlos Aguiar wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> 
> Hi Carlos,
> 
> This is very nice work and it is something that should be in the kernel.
> 
> Unfortunately, I won't have time to look at this until the end of the
> week. So just hang tight, I haven't overlooked you. :)

Just make sure that it checks for MMC_CAP_BYTEBLOCK - if that flag isn't
set, the host can't do non-power of two transfers, so probably password
support has to be refused on such hosts.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core
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